According to the Chinese calendar, this week, on Saturday, January 28, the Monkey hands over to the Fire Rooster.
It is the perfect opportunity to enjoy numerous free events, Chinese gastronomy, and parades organized by various Paris arrondissements, as well as in the Ile-de-France region. For the record, in China, the New Year is celebrated over a period that can last up to a month!
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The 13th Arrondissement City Hall
Like every year, the 13th arrondissement city hall in Paris is organizing numerous events from January 25 to February 11, 2017: concerts, exhibitions, traditional performances, workshops, and of course, the traditional parade.
The latter will take place on Sunday, February 5 starting at 1 PM. It will begin on Avenue d’Ivry, pass through Avenue de Choisy, and finally Boulevard Masséna (for security reasons, the route will not go through Place d’Italie).
The inauguration of the festivities will take place tomorrow, January 25, at 6:30 PM with a traditional Chinese opera from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, held in the city hall’s main hall.
All information and the program are available on the 13th arrondissement city hall website
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Belleville Chinese New Year
This event is the result of a collaboration between the city halls of the 10th, 11th, 19th, and 20th arrondissements and the local Belleville merchants’ association. Consequently, the party and parade will take place in the neighborhoods of these 4 districts.
This 9th edition of the Chinese New Year parade in Belleville will therefore take place this year starting at 10:30 AM, but the date still seems uncertain as it is not announced anywhere (at least to my knowledge…).
Chinese New Year in Belleville (Date to be confirmed) from 10:30 AM at Belleville metro station
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Tet Festival at the Massy Palaiseau Opera (91)
This annual gathering of the Vietnamese community, the Tet Festival, brings together over 1,000 people every year for a day of fun activities, exhibitions, games, and a grand show presented by the AGEVP. This year it will take place on Sunday, February 5.
Starting at 2 PM in the performance hall, a show blending singing, dancing, and comedy sketches, prepared by the artistic section of the AGEVP, will be offered to the public.
The tip: the fair from 11 AM to 2 PM has free admission.
Tet Festival at the Massy Opera Sunday, February 5, 2017 from 11 AM to 6 PM
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Chinese New Year in Noisy-le-Grand (93)
Noisy-le-Grand
also celebrates Chinese New Year with a parade, as well as shows, workshops, exhibitions, and music.
These festivities will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2017 from 3:30 PM, at Place de la Libération.
Chinese New Year 2017 in Noisy-le-Grand Sunday, January 29, 2017 From 2 PM / Departure 3:30 PM, Place de la Libération
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Step into the Year of the Rooster at the Shang Xia boutique
To step into the year of the Fire Rooster, the Chinese lifestyle boutique Shang Xia is offering a festive afternoon this coming Saturday, January 28.
Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 2 PM to 7 PM Shang Xia boutique 8, rue de Sèvres 75006 Paris
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Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Shangri-La Hotel
It is on Saturday, January 28, a unique and festive day, that you can watch the traditional Lion Dance performed by the prestigious “Pak Mei Lao Wei San” Kung Fu School from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Shangri-La hotel (which I have already mentioned on the blog).
According to legend, admiring this magnificent show is said to chase away evil spirits and is a symbol of luck, happiness, and boldness for the year to come.
Traditional Lion Dance Saturday, January 28, 2017 from 11 AM to 1 PM Shangri-La Hotel 10 Avenue d’Iéna, 75016 Paris
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My favorite Chinese food spots in Paris
- Zen Garden, a gourmet Chinese restaurant that I told you about at the end of my article on Chinese New Year last year.
- 0 d’Attente, a restaurant offering specialties from Sichuan and Shanghai.
- The Lys d’Or (which I recently told you about), a Chinese gourmet restaurant in the 12th arrondissement.
- The tea room of the Maison de la Chine, near the Place Saint-Sulpice.
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All that’s left is for me to wish you all a very happy Chinese New Year!
Photo credits: Nicolas Diolez
