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economist suntribune year of the horse saturday feb 9 2002 21 ii important in chinese new year food from page 2 kennedy road and steeles avenue in markham bok choy is an important part of the dish because choy sounds like the word for money he said steamed mock chicken with season al vegetables is another important ele ment of the new years day meal chicken represented by slices of soy bean curt represents life and good things to come soy derivatives take the place of meat in sweet and sour mock pork balls the dishs red sauce symbolizes luck for chinese new year and the golden colour of the balls represents money its sweetness suggests the wish for a sweet and good future mr ma said assorted vegetables prepared law- han style honour buddhist tradition white and black fungus straw mush rooms baby corn chinese greens car rots water chestnuts celery bamboo shoots and sea moss are always the same the dishs importance lies irf its name remembering the lawhan the buddhist disciples mrs mak said fried lotus foot and lotus pod are also important elements the word for lotus sounds like the word for contin- ued health for dessert a sweet new years day cake extends sweetness to all and repre sents the wish for a job promotion while the cake is the most common and important new years day dessert black sesame rice balls which symbol ize family togetherness and small round biscuits with a smilelike crack which bestow happiness for the year are also common on the seventhday of the new year which all chinese celebrate as their birthday a dish of sevengreens syh bolizing life is served said kathleen chim who teaches chinese cooking at the chinese cultural centre of greater toronto and at george brown college the 15th and last day of chinese rfew year also calls for a vegetarian meal she said noting some traditional chinese eat meatless meals for all 15 days but traditions vary from region to region and village to village she said tibet highlights photo bymikeadler staff writer the beauty of tibet and the guizhou province of china regions rarely seen by outsiders can be glimpsed this week in markham selected photos from moments of truth in nature and culture chinas tibet and guizhou in the eyes of a canadian photographer go on display until feb 17 following- an 11 am dedication and lion dance sunday at the markham civic centre on town centre boulevard and hwy 7 the exhibit 16 of 40 photo graphs shown at torontos city hall last year is the first of four which will be presentedthis year by the town the federation of chinese canadians in markham and its markham chinese cultural centre along with the many events celebrate new year there are many free events scheduled to celebrate the year of the horse in york region as always popular acts include the electrifying lion dance martiafartists and the god of- fortune also known as the money god who distributes coins in traditional lucky red pockets first markham puce hwy 7 east of woodbine avenue markham feb 9 fortunetelling 2 pm feb 11 god of fortune- 8 pm countdown show with god of fortune artists and lion dance 10 pmmidnighl feb 16 chinese dance 2 pm feb 17 wu shu martial arts per- formance 1 pm lion dance 130 pm f0rtin0s supermall denison street at kennedy road markham feb 10 130430 pm lion dance and dragon dance audience workshops on how to perform lion dance and make red lucky money pockets or windowsill decorations martial arts performances free sweets samples markville shopping centre mccowanroad at hwy 7 markham feb 9 god of fortune 1230230 pm market village steeles avenue at kennedy road markham feb 11 9 pm1230 am countdown show with singers and musi cians new year family game lucky money pockets fortunetelling feb 17 xing dance theatre and new year presentation 130430 pm chinese consulate in toronto halifax photographer tong yausun captured the moments of truth pictures on visits to tibet in 1998 1999 and 2000 and during a 2001 trip to guizhou province in south western china they 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