t’s that time of the year for the locals to light fireworks and toast their most important time of the year. Lanterns at Yu Garden are one of the city’s greatest traditions. Lisa Zhu will guide us through the area at the most magical time of the year where we will learn the meanings of lantern designs and settings as they change annually. Lisa will also explain to us the many traditions  related to Chinese New Year (CNY). At the end, we will taste tang yuan — the symbolic food for lantern festival at the famous restaurant in the middle of Yu Garden.

DATE:

Monday, February 8

TIME:

5:45 PM Registration, 6 PM to 8 PM

COST:

RMB 350 (includes tour and tang yuan tasting)

MEET:

McDonalds, Yu Garden Shop

78 Lishui Rd.(metro line 10 to Yuyuan Garden station, exit 2, turn right and then turn right again on Lishui Rd.)

丽水路78号

END:

McDonalds

78 Lishui Rd.

(metro line 10 from Yuyuan Garden station)

丽水路78号

Please complete the online registration by February 5. The event costs must be paid in cash only. SEA coordinator is Kim Neurath, WeChat: KimNShanghai.

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend the event after receipt of confirmation, please notify us immediately by emailing events@seashanghai.org. If it's the day of the event, please ALSO notify the coordinator listed on the event by phone, text or WeChat.

If you need to cancel after February 5, our SEA cancellation policy applies which states you might still have to pay for your registered event, depending on the vendor. SEA will notify you to either collect or let you pay it at your next registered event.