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Austin Celebrates Chinese New Year's in Grand Style

Austin, Texas, January 23, 2008 – Austin’s Chinatown Center has set a Texas-sized standard for how Chinese New Year’s Celebration should be done! Austin’s first and only Chinatown Center will be kicking off The Year of the Rat with a diverse line up of international entertainment. The festivities begin on Saturday, February 9th at 11am and go into the evening, ending with an over-the-top fireworks display. The excitement continues on Sunday, February 10th at 11am with more live performances. All adults and children are invited to attend this FREE two-day event with family-fun entertainment including the kids’ area, dragon and lion dances, traditional Chinese Dances, martial arts performances and more! Don’t miss out on a celebration that embraces and educates on the wide range of Asian culture. All retail stores and restaurants in the center will be open, including the much anticipated Kim Son Restaurant. Chinatown Center is located at 10901 N. Lamar Blvd. at the intersection of Kramer and N. Lamar

Chinatown Center boasts of over 180,000 square feet of retail space. Austinites no longer have to travel a long distance for a true Asian experience with a wide range of authentic restaurants, stores and the largest Central Texas Asian supermarket, MT Supermarket, right at their fingertips!

If you have not made your way to Chinatown yet, Chinese New Year’s is the best time to start. This is the place to be, where the Austin community and Asian culture collide for the perfect affair of authentic entertainment, food, fireworks and excitement. There is simply no better way to celebrate The Year of the Rat, the first of the 12 year Chinese zodiac cycle.

The full entertainment schedule is published on Chinatown’s website – www.ChinatownAustin.com.

To rent a retail space, contact Lusa Management at 512.343.3688. For additional information about the Chinese New Year’s celebration, please contact: Red Velvet Events, Inc. at 512.380.9688 or e-mail