South Coast Plaza 2020 Lunar New Year

by admin · Published January 25, 2020 · Updated January 27, 2020

Celebration of the Year of the Rat with dance, music and art from China, Vietnam and Korea. Dragon and lion dances kick off at South Coast Plaza on Jan 23^rd to welcome in the new year. Decorated with traditional red lattern and 20 giant rats. the South Coast Plaza holds its 10th annual celebration of Lunar New Year for next couple of weeks.

According to Lunar New Year, the rat is the first animal in the 12-year Chinese zodiac, which restarts Saturday (1/25).

Orange County’s most iconic rodents, Mickey and Minnie Mouse with attire designed by renowned Haute Couture designer Guo Pei , brought a whirlwind to South Coast Plaza’s Lunar New Year kickoff event Thursday evening.

Brian Chuan, Director of Travel Trade Development at South Coast Plaza

Nicky Tang – Asia Pacific Sales Director of Disneyland

Liu Haiyan, head consul of commerce of China Consulate General in Los Angeles

Mayor of Costa Mesa Katrina Foley (Left)

Orange County supervisor Michelle Steel (Right)

《Warm Spring》Dance Perfomer: Tang Arts & Performance Studio

Bei Bei (Guzheng Virtuoso) and Jon Monter (Electronic Guitar Artist ) fusion duo performed their original composition “Happy New Year 2020” and a Chinese pop song classic “Full Moon Blooming Flowers”