Guide to the Chinese New Year cultural festival celebrating the Year of the Tiger, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February 2022
PIC/21047/1-14
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: June 2022
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Gostelow, Philip, 1962-
- Title
- Chinese New Year cultural festival celebrating the Year of the Tiger, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February 2022
- Date Range
- 2022
- Collection Number
- PIC/21047/1-14
- Extent
- 14 items (14 photographs) : TIFF files, colour
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Collection of photographs documenting Chinese New Year celebrations for the Year of the Tiger, at the "Perth Chinese New Year Fair", Perth, Western Australia, on 6 February 2022. The images capture the Chinese New Year festival and the cultural diversity of the Western Australian community. Held at Perth Cultural Centre and Western Australian Museum Boola Bardip, the Chinese New Year celebrations were organised by the City of Perth, in conjunction with Chung Wah Association, and featured lion dancing, dragon dancing, modern K-Pop dancing, art activities, stalls, multicultural concerts and zodiac lanterns display.
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Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of item], Chinese New Year cultural festival celebrating the Year of the Tiger, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February 2022 / Philip Gostelow, National Library of Australia, PIC/21047/[item number]'.
General
Title of photographs devised by cataloguer based on information provided by photographer.
Item Descriptions
Stilt performers at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/1)
1 itemPart of William Street, Northbridge, between Newcastle Street and Forbes Road, in the Chinatown district of Perth's downtown, was condoned off to allow for performances, street festival and activities to take place.
Marshalls in hi-vis vests standing under an inflatable golden arched entry at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/4)
1 itemThe inflatable golden arch was located at the western end of Perth Cultural Centre. The marshalls were standing at the entrance to the festival to ensure that the crowd checked in using the COVID-19 QR code, to support COVID-19 contact tracing during the pandemic.
Members of the Western Australia Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu Association perform a lion dance at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/7)
1 itemThe lion dance was performed to a large receptive crowd of onlookers in the amphitheatre at the Perth Cultural Centre Plaza.
Members of the Chow Kwoon Yarn Yee Tong Kung Fu Academy perform martial arts moves at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/8)
1 itemThe martial arts moves were performed to the backing of drums and cymbals at the Perth Cultural Centre Plaza amphitheatre.
Three lion dancers surround cashiers at the MCQ Supermarket in Chinatown, Northbridge, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/9)
1 itemThree Lions surround the cashiers, hungry for red envelopes containing money during Chinese New Year celebrations at the MCQ Supermarket - 405 William Street, Northbridge in the heart of Chinatown. The performance started at street side before moving inside the supermarket - the lions parading through the aisles and ending up at the check-out where they accepted money for good fortune at the cash registers. The ceremony ended outside - a lettuce being raised for the lions to devour.
Culmination of a lion dance at the MCQ Supermarket in Chinatown, Northbridge, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/10)
1 itemThe culmination of the Lion Dance during Chinese New Year celebrations at the MCQ Supermarket - 405 William Street, Northbridge in the heart of Chinatown - with a lettuce being raised for the lions to devour, the lettuce representing good luck. The performance started at street side before moving inside the supermarket, the lions parading through the aisles and ending up at the check-out where they accepted money for good fortune at the cash registers.
Members of the Western Australia Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu Association performs with drums and cymbals at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/12)
1 itemMembers of the Western Australian Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu Association perform with drums and cymbals during the performance of their Lion Dancers at the Perth Cultural Centre Plaza amphitheatre.
Members of the Yaolin Kung Fu Association parade their 'dragon' prior to their dragon dance at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/13)
1 itemThe performance took place in the in the amphitheatre at the Perth Cultural Centre Plaza, Perth, Western Australia.
Members of the Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu Association lion dance troupe perform at the Chinese New Year cultural festival, Perth, Western Australia, 6 February, 2022 (Item PIC/21041/14)
1 itemThe performance took place in the in the amphitheatre at the Perth Cultural Centre Plaza, Perth, Western Australia.