🎉 Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at China Institute in America! 🌕🥮
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of hands-on fun, vibrant performances, and cultural discovery as we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival — one of China’s most cherished holidays centered around family, gratitude, and togetherness.
Perfect for kids and grown-ups alike, this festive event is packed with engaging activities and exciting experiences that bring Chinese traditions to life!
✨ Highlights Include:
- 💃 A lively Uyghur dance performance to kick off the celebration
- 🎭 A captivating shadow puppet show of The Legend of White Snake
- 🥮 Make your own snow skin mooncakes to take home and share for the festival
- 🐇 Craft adorable rice dough sculptures like bunnies and ducks
- 🎨 Enjoy drop-in arts & crafts, sugar painting, and more
- 🖼️ Explore our new exhibition Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation through a family-friendly guided tour with creative art activities
🕒 Event Schedule:
2:00 – 2:05 PM: Uyghur Dance Performance – Pomegranate Blossoms 新疆舞《石榴花开》
2:05 – 2:45 PM: Shadow Puppet Show – The Legend of White Snake 皮影戏《白蛇传》
3:00 – 5:00 PM: Hands-on Workshops
2:00 – 5:00 PM: Interactive Stations
🎨 Workshops (first-come, first-served; sign-up at check-in)
3:00 – 4:00 PM
- Discover China Through Art (I): Gallery Tour + Small Folding Screen Ink Painting
4:00 – 5:00 PM
- Discover China Through Art (II): Gallery Tour + Small Folding Screen Ink Painting
- Rice Dough Sculpture (II)
💡 Interactive Stations (2:00 – 5:00 PM)
- Sugar Painting
- Lacquer Fan Painting
- Chinese Opera Facial Mask Painting
