Guests will be able to venture through the Mansion House and learn about York’s rich civic history, as well as coming away with a new Chinese cultural skills from calligraphy to Taiji (Tai’chi).
As well as these events the Mansion House, the York BID and Make It York have teamed up to install Chinese lanterns throughout the city, along Stonegate, Coney Street, Blake Street, Davygate and on the front of the Mansion House.
Workshops include:
- 11am – 12pm: traditional Chinese painting workshop (Dining Room)
- 1 – 1.30pm; 2 – 2.30pm: Calligraphy (Dining Room)
- 1.15 – 1.45pm; 2.15 – 2.45pm: Zither (State Room)
- 1.30 – 2pm; 2.30 – 3pm: Tea ceremony (18th Century Kitchen)
- 1.45 – 2.15pm; 2.45 – 3.15pm: Taiji ‘Tai’chi’ (State Room)
Workshops are free to join with the price of admission! People can sign up for workshops at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-new-year-workshops-at-york-mansion-house-tickets-43165303585?platform=hootsuite
The workshops are supported by the Leeds Confucius Institute and with local traditional Chinese artist Danny Ha.
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