2010: THE YEAR OF THE TIGER

2010 was the year of the tiger
Chinese New Year day was on Sunday 14 February 2010.

The main public celebrations in London were on Sunday 21 February 2010 from 12-6pm.
Below you can spot some of the signs that this was the year of the tiger:

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The table below shows which animal you are, depending on the year in which you are born.
Note: if you were born in January or February you need to check if your birthday was before or after the date of the Chinese New Year
(if it was before this day your animal is the one shown for the previous year).

The dates for the start of the next new years are:
2010 - Feb 14 ; 2011 - Feb 3 ; 2012 - Jan 23 ; 2013 - Feb 10 ; 2014 - Jan 31

The 2009 China in London season started on January 24. See: http://www.visitlondon.com/events/special/china-in-london-2009
This celebrates Chinese arts, heritage and culture at many different cultural institutions, galleries, museums and visitor attractions throughout London.

Shanghai will host the World Expo in 2010 [website: http://www.expo2010china.com (in Chinese) or http://en.expo2010china.com (in English)]
There will be Shanghai-related exhibitions at the British Museum, City Hall and The Victoria & Albert Museum.
The mascot of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is Hai Bao, which means "the treasure of the sea"

Haibao: mascot for World Expo 2010

For further details about the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown, see: http://www.londonchinatown.org