By JADE CHAN Photos by AZMAN GHANI | Mar 1, 2010
State-level Chap Goh Meh festival at i-City a roaring success
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Reverberating performance: A group of students from SM Pin Hwa, Klang, putting up an impressive 24-season drum showcase.
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jade@thestar.com.my
THOUSANDS of visitors thronged the Selangor 2010 Chap Goh Meh Festival which was held on Saturday at i-City, Shah Alam, in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebrations.
The event was organised by the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) in collaboration with the Selangor state government and I-Berhad.
Guest of honour Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim was welcomed by a lion dance performance, and kick-started the festival by tossing the yee sang.
Also present were state executive councillors, community leaders as well as representatives from several embassies and high commissions.
The event featured a host of performances, like a 24-season drum showcase, a display of various Chinese dances, choir recital, as well as cultural performances by the National Culture and Arts Department’s state troupe.
Visitors, mainly comprising families, also took the opportunity to take in the sights and snap photographs of i-City’s unique LED light showcase that featured a colourful forest, lanterns, peacocks, winged horses, storks and more.
The highlight of the festival was a fireworks display.
Khalid said programmes such as this festival were important in fostering closer ties and helping to build a united family, community and state.
“We believe that when the state progresses, so do the people.”
Khalid thanked I-Berhad for helping to realise the state’s vision to become a knowledgable and skilled community, citing i-City’s LED digital lights technology that uses minimal electrical power as one that is in line with the global green technology movement.
State local government committee chairman Ronnie Liu echoed Khalid’s message, saying that events like the Chap Goh Meh Festival offered a platform for the multiracial residents in Malaysia to be a part of the Chinese New Year festivities.
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