{"id":30412,"date":"2016-02-17T15:52:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=30412"},"modified":"2016-02-17T15:52:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T21:52:45","slug":"buenos-aires-celebrates-the-money-in-the-year-of-the-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/buenos-aires-celebrates-the-money-in-the-year-of-the-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Buenos Aires Celebrates the Money in the Year of the Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?s=xiumei+dong\">Xiumei Dong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/247565029&#8243; params=&#8221;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;166&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a day that\u2019s typically filled with celebrations, cultural activities and quality family times. When the traditional holiday is imported to a foreign country like Argentina, it is the golden period for small Chinese vendors to boost their revenues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very busy on that day. There was a line when we opened the restaurant\u00a0in the morning, it went until 1 a.m.,\u201d said Agustin Cao, in Chinese, a waiter at Restaurant Chinatown in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30425\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30425\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-Year-Head--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands gathered at the Chinatown of Buenos Aires. (Xiumei Dong\/MEDILL)\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-Year-Head--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-Year-Head--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-Year-Head--1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands gathered\u00a0in the Chinatown of Buenos Aires. (Xiumei Dong\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the actual Lunar New Year was on Feb. 8, the party started in the capital of Argentina on the weekend of Jan. 30, in which thousands gathered\u00a0in the five-blocks-long Chinatown of Buenos Aires. The neighborhood is said to have over 100 Asian-owned businesses and 15,000 visitors every weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes about 30 minutes to cross the street,\u201d added Cao.<\/p>\n<p>Jhony Zhang, an owner of a small gift shop in Chinatown, also speaking Chinese, said his revenue grew six-fold during the New Year Celebration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30430\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30430\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-year-Sale-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese New year Sale\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-year-Sale-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-year-Sale-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Chinese-New-year-Sale-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customers shop for accessories in Jhony Zhang&#8217;s gift shop. (Xiumei Dong\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAccording to my observation. They are buying things with Chinese characteristics, that are rare to see in their lives,\u201d said Zhang. \u201cFor example, the things I sell, such as Chinese decoration accessories, fun toys, and Fengshui related things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Music and live performances were held at the Plaza Parques Nacionales, where the crowd watched the dragons parade and touched the Lion head for good luck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all know these things will bring good luck. People are taking part in the Chinese New Year for good fortune,\u201d said Zhang.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese community is the fastest growing non-Latin American immigrant population. At present, there are more than 120,000 Chinese immigrants in Argentina, according to the 2010 census.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, the Chinese community has grown in significance in Argentina through Asian-themed promotional events such as Chinese New Year. However, when\u00a0some\u00a0were\u00a0asked how much they know about\u00a0Chinese New Year,\u00a0they said: \u201cpoco, muy poco.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30436\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30436\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Juan-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Juan\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Juan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Juan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/Juan-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion dancers Hector Gracia and Juan Varani perform Chinese Kung Fu. (Xiumei Dong\/Medill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean anything important,\u201d said Juan Varani, a Lion Dance performer who has been practicing Kung Fu for almost ten years. In fact, Varani said his interest in Chinese culture was sparked by a Japanese comic, \u201cDragon ball\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Even if most Argentine still have no clue what the holiday commemorates, it has become a day of celebration across much of the country.<\/p>\n<p>2016 is the Year of the Monkey, the ninth animal in the Chinese Zodiac cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Chinese New Year celebration at Plaza Parques Nacionales in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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