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Amsterdam Chinatown
Chinese New Year 4706
07.02.2008 -  25.01.2009
The year of the Wu Zhi
The Brown Earth Rat
Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese year 4706 begins on Feb. 7, 2008.

A Chinese New year gathering finds place in the Fo Guang Shan He Hua temple in Amsterdam on Wednesday 6 February 2008.
An midnight ceremony will be from  22:00 to -02:00 h.

On Saturday 09 February 2008 there will be a Nieuwmarkt festival and celebrations.

A Rat Year - the Rat is the first animal from the 12 years  cycle.
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha named a year after each one. He announced that the people born in each animal's year would have some of that animal's personality.

Those born in Rat years are: charming, economic, efficient, diplomatic, ambitious, flexible, outspoken, but also stingy, fainthearted, opportunistic, wasteful and focused on his own material profit. Rats are smart, specially concerning their own surviving.
Zeedijk Amsterdam Chinatown
Gelderskade  Amsterdam Chinatown
Nieuwmarkt  Amsterdam Chinatown
Stormsteeg  Amsterdam Chinatown

 

MartriX management development training MartriX integrates Amsterdam Chinatown in its favorite management and leadership training program.

The training is based on ancient Taoist management concepts and martial arts, in combination with all the authentic Chinese goodies around.

For a two or three day training program,  hotel accommodation in the heart of Chinatown can be arranged.

For more information on MartriX company training visit our Management Training Pages

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We wish you a successful and generous year of the Rat.

 

Ron Nansink & Nadja Kotrchova

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Video clips:
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The Queen of Masks
Fireworks and Lion Dance
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Chinese festival 2007
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Year of the fire Pig celebration
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Photographs and films: R. Nansink, N. Kotrchova
© MartriX org 2002-2008                                                                                                                                             Last update : 05 February 2008
2008 jaar van het Rat - Wu Zhi,  07.02.2008 t/m 25.01.2009
2008 jaar van het Rat - Wu Zhi,  07.02.2008 t/m 25.01.2009
2008 jaar van het Rat