Sharing the Joy of Chinese New Year

Friday, 30 January 2012|Zhang Cuicui

Sharing the Joy of Chinese New Year 

On 30 January 2012, the first day of Chinese New Year (CNY), MLCC organized a trip to visit Chinese New Year open house organized by the president of Pahang Chinese Cultural Society, Dato’ Li Jin Xian. The objective of the visit was to let the non-Chinese UMP students to experience for themselves how Malaysian Chinese community celebrates the CNY so that they would have a better understanding of Chinese culture. Ten non-Chinese students from different states of Malaysia followed the trip which was led by Zhang Cuicui and Husna Hashim.  They were warmly welcomed by Dato’ Li and his family members.  During the visit, the students learned CNY greeting “gong xi fa cai”, got a hongbao (red package) each, tasted delicious Chinese food prepared and watched an exciting dragon dance.