5th day into the Lunar calendar, Year of the Horse, Chinese New Year is still being celebrated with most of chinese employees still on holiday. Around the world, celebrations have been or are still being held.

Lanterns Of Terracotta Army

This year in Edinburgh at the University Old College as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, the Lanterns of Terracotta Army is on display the first time outside of China. These amazing lanterns inspired by the 8000 Terracotta Army buried with the then Chinese Emperor from 210–209 BC, was created originally for the 2008 Olympics held in China, Beijing by Chinese artist Xia Nan. Up to 2.5M tall (taller than a man) this exhibition showcases horses, men, women and children, in brilliantly lit colours of red, green, white and blue.  Xia Nan has kept the sculptures similar to traditional lanterns by using colorful papers stretched over bamboo or metal framed hoops.

Festivities In Sydney

Chinese New Year festivities is celebrated not only in China but also in Sydney. Just last weekend, George Street Sydney held a Chinese New Year parade that had displayed lion dancers, extraordinary martial arts performances, 6m trojan horses, ballet dancers dressed in chest pieces.

Indent Custom Made Products

These annual festivities in China have impacted on our ability to deliver certain promotional products to our clients within the usual 2weeks or 12week time frames.  With factories on closure for another 2 weeks, this has meant many of our offshore produced promotional merchandise and indent custom made products have been delayed.  Lucky, there is always back up and we do continue with business as usual with locally produced or stocked products on offer.