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Throughout the fifteen-day span of the traditional Chinese New Year, the Portland Classical Chinese Garden is proud to host a number of activities, performances, exhibits and special events. Join the Garden from January 29th to February 12th, 2006 in celebrating Chinese heritage by participating in traditional Chinese crafts and viewing various Chinese performing arts. The Garden's highly anticipated annual plant sale commences on Friday, February 3rd. This is our largest plant sale of the year and features many traditional Chinese New Year selections: Orchids, flowering Meyer's Lemons, potted kumquats, fragrant Buddha's Hand, Flying Dragon citrus, and Chinese Crab Claw narcissus will be complemented by a host of other plants, common and rare, all native to China.

Garden events begin with a spectacular Lion Dance on Sunday, January 29th and will conclude on Sunday, February 12th with a traditional lantern festival hallmarked by a free lantern making workshop and procession through the Garden. Local martial arts groups will demonstrate Tai Chi and Qigong. Other activities include Dragon Arts Puppetry, Chinese Knot Tying, Calligraphy and Storytelling. The Garden also invites visitors to meet author and illustrator Grace Lin. Ms. Lin will be at the Garden on February 4th & 5th to read excerpts from her new book, The Year of the Dog and sign books.

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