PHOTOS: Welcome, Year of the Dragon

Grand Master Ping Chiu Woo’s 5 Elements Tai Chi and Lion Dance Team performs for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton.

Grand Master Ping Chiu Woo’s 5 Elements Tai Chi and Lion Dance Team performs for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Grand Master Ping Chiu Woo’s 5 Elements Tai Chi and Lion Dance Team performs for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton.

Grand Master Ping Chiu Woo’s 5 Elements Tai Chi and Lion Dance Team performs for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Xinran Liu performs a traditional tea ceremony with Shiqi Wu, 8, Shujun Li, 9, and Xiaoqiu Wang on Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton.

Xinran Liu performs a traditional tea ceremony with Shiqi Wu, 8, Shujun Li, 9, and Xiaoqiu Wang on Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Sienna Borek, 11, works on a calligraphy project Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton.

Sienna Borek, 11, works on a calligraphy project Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Xi Wang Dance School members Yunhan Gao, Anna Yu, Carolyn Wang and Ivy Shueh perform for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton.

Xi Wang Dance School members Yunhan Gao, Anna Yu, Carolyn Wang and Ivy Shueh perform for the hundreds of community members gathered Saturday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Culture Festival put on by the Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton. STAFF PHOTO/DAN LITTLE

Published: 02-18-2024 11:51 AM

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