Chinese New Year at Jiashan Markets this Saturday

By Jessica McGovern, January 16, 2014

Jiashan markets are throwing a Chinese New Year market this weekend to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. As always, the market will be brimming with stalls selling food, drinks and handicrafts.

The marketplace will also be given a makeover for the occasion, along with live music and traditional Chinese caligraphy demonstrations throughout the day from a tea master. He'll also be creating personalised messages for interested shoppers. Come by and have a look this Saturday afternoon.

//Saturday, January 18, 11am-4pm, No. 37, Lane 550 Shanxi Nan Lu, near Shaoxing Lu .
陕西南路550弄37号, 近绍兴路

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