London set for huge Chinese New Year celebrations
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 10 <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfecting">perfecting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="drummers">drummers</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beats">beats</span>.</p><p><span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 400,000 <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="descend">descend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soho">Soho</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span>, <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Lawrence">Lawrence</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breathtaking">breathtaking</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="color">color</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="troupes">troupes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>, <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>.</p><p>2013 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Snake">Snake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="precise">precise</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>.</p><p><span word="Suzanne">Suzanne</span> <span word="Harper">Harper</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="philosophy">philosophy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Shui">Shui</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="auspicious">auspicious</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> 60 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Harper">Harper</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="favors">favors</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>. <span word="Whatever">Whatever</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="is">is</span> ‘<span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>’.”</p>
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