"Ring in the New Year with Bamboo" exhibition launched at D·PARK (with photos)

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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has launched a roving exhibition entitled "Ring in the New Year with Bamboo" which is running at D·PARK until February 19. The exhibition features traditional Chinese handicrafts, myths and stories and literary phrases related to bamboo.

     With "Bamboo" as the theme, the exhibition displays a map showing the distribution of bamboo around the globe, allowing visitors to get a broad view of the bamboo world, while places named after bamboo in Hong Kong have also been mentioned. In the exhibition, the "Bamboo Crafts of the Royals" section illustrates how the royals utilised bamboo patterns and crafts for furniture and architectural decorations, while the "Characters with the Bamboo Radical" section introduces bamboo-related Chinese words and phrases. A festive riddle game is included under the same topic, and other bamboo-related cultural topics include an introduction to ink bamboo paintings at the Palace Museum and the historical development of the ink bamboo paintings in China. Bamboo-related collections of museums around the world are also featured.

     With zones of animation, bamboo objects and interactive games, the exhibition is set up to introduce Chinese culture to visitors in an interesting and interactive way, as well as celebrate the Lunar New Year with the general public.

     The exhibition is being held at the Atrium at Level 1 of D·PARK in Tsuen Wan with opening hours from 10am to 10pm. Members of the public are welcome to visit for free.

     The "Bamboo is Exquisite" workshop will be held on February 11 at the same venue. This family activity will allow participants to explore Chinese culture with bamboo - a seemingly ordinary plant - as the reference. Children who complete the workshop will be rewarded with a bamboo-copter. For enquiries, please call 2940 2822 during office hours.

     The roving exhibition is part of the "In Touch with Palace Museum" programme being held by the LCSD from the end of 2016 to July 2017. Through a series of exhibitions and educational activities related to the arts and culture of the Palace Museum, the programme highlights the essence of traditional Chinese culture and its modern connotations. The activities will be held at various districts, allowing members of the public to discover that far being anachronistic or outmoded, traditional culture still holds a wealth of wisdom for their daily lives.

Ends/Friday, January 27, 2017
Issued at HKT 19:06

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The "Ring in the New Year with Bamboo" exhibition is being held at the Atrium on Level 1 of D·PARK from today (January 27) to February 19.

The "Ring in the New Year with Bamboo" exhibition is being held at the Atrium on Level 1 of D·PARK from today (January 27) to February 19. Picture shows the bamboo objects and interactive games zone.