UTAR celebrates the Year of Tiger with online carnival

Chinese New Year greetings from the organising committee

To celebrate the Chinese New Year, UTAR held the “International Celebration of Virtual Chinese New Year Carnival 2022” on 21 January 2022. It featured a wave of exciting activities and performances to enliven the special occasion among UTAR students and the community.

Prof Ewe delivering his remarks

In his opening remarks at the virtual carnival, UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat said, “The Chinese New Year celebration is an auspicious day, celebrated with family, friends and the community. It is a time for reunions, renewal of ties and sharing of joy and happiness. It brings people together to enjoy the celebrative mood of the New Year. Therefore, I am glad that our Department of Student Affairs and our student clubs and societies have come together to organise this celebration and share it with the international community. I hope you will all enjoy this carnival and celebrate the vibrancy of this occasion that brings everyone together.”

He continued, “2022 is the year of the Chinese zodiac animal Tiger- which symbolises vigour, bravery, ambition, generosity, confidence and stability. I hope the year of the Tiger will bring new hopes and new beginnings for greater happiness and prosperity for you and your family. May each and every day of the year ahead be filled with new hopes, good health and new opportunities for a brighter and successful future.”

A line-up of performances was presented to delighted attendees, ranging from a quintessential lion dance to a captivating orchestra performance, stunning dance, singing and diabolo performances, arts and crafts workshop, as well as quiz about Chinese New Year.

A lion dance performance by UTAR students to usher in the Lunar New Year

An astonishing Wushu performance by UTAR students

UTAR Sungai Long Chinese Orchestra (UTARSLCO) gave participants a fantastic musical experience

Singing Performance 《圆梦一代》 by Chen Si En from Zhejiang Chinese Medical University of China

Impressive diabolo performance by UTAR students

Dance performance 《舞动虎林》by UTAR Dance Club

Koh Pei Ying from Sustainable Development Club sharing how to hand-make Chinese New Year arts and crafts at home

Er Hu performance 《大鱼》by Fu Zhan Pei from Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

 

UTAR Choir performing a Chinese New Year song《春暖花开》

Prior to the event, a series of competitions were organised to promote the Chinese tradition, which included Photography Lucky Draw, Funao Greeting Card Design Competition, Red Envelope Design Competition, Calligraphy Competition and Photography Contest. The contests have been extended due to the overwhelming responses. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/cnyutarsglong/.

The International Celebration of Virtual Chinese New Year Carnival 2022 was a concerted effort of UTAR Department of Student Affairs of Sungai Long Campus and students’ clubs and societies including Wushu Club, Chinese Orchestra Unit, Diabolo Unit, Chinese Language Society, Dance Club, Choir Club and Sustainable Development Club.