Not only do children get to taste traditional New Year’s dumplings, they also learn the pinching techniques to make them at this exciting annual event. Regular visitors to The Discovery Center will be familiar with our Plum Dragon Diner and the 16-foot chinese dragon costume that sits atop it.
During our Chinese New Year’s celebration, the Chinese dragon comes down and takes children on a very special celebratory parade throughout the Museum. And, we are joined each year by our friends from the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera from Binghamton University who demonstrate traditional singing and swordplay.