Celebration: A Cultural Celebration for the Lunar New Year

笔墨纳福，茶韻流芳
Friday, 2/6/2026
2:00 - 5:00
Koret Lobby
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400

A vibrant Lunar New Year celebration featuring tea culture, traditional arts, and hands-on experiences. People will enjoy calligraphy, paper cutting, lantern riddles, and bookmark crafting before gathering for live performances of Chinese music. A guided tea ceremony invites everyone to experience the harmony and elegance of Chinese tea traditions. The program continues with a pipa solo inspired by the scenery of Jiangnan and a workshop on making traditional Chinese knots. The event concludes with a serene guzheng performance, sending guests home with the blessings of spring and the spirit of harmony. 

A selection of Lunar New Year–themed artworks for the Year of the Horse, created by distinguished artists from China and the United States, will be exhibited on-site. At the same time, Chinese and American artists will host an interactive activity, writing and giving out “Fu” (good fortune) characters to participants. 

一場充滿活力的農曆新年慶典，融合茶文化、傳統藝術與動手體驗。參加者可在欣賞現場中國音樂演出前，體驗書法、剪紙、猜燈謎與書籤製作等活動。精心設計的茶禮引導大家親身感受中國茶文化的和諧與優雅。節目並包括一段由江南風景啟發的琵琶獨奏，以及傳統中國結的手作工作坊。活動最後以一曲悠然靜美的古箏演奏作結，為來賓帶來春日的祝福與和諧的意境。

現場將展出中美藝術名家創作的馬年春節主題藝術精品，同時舉辦中美藝術名家為舊金山市民現場「寫福送福」的互動活動。

The event is in partnership with Asian Cultural Heritage Exchange Association (ACHEA), San Francisco Guqin and Xiao Music Society and Jiangsu Chinese Painting Academy

活動由亞洲文化遺產交流協會（ACHEA）、舊金山琴簫協會及江蘇省中國畫學會共同合作舉辦。

 

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