Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) and co-organised by the Macau Cultural Resources Association, the “Bazaar at the Mandarin’s House”, will be held on 8 and 9 April (Saturday and Sunday), from 12pm to 6pm, at the Mandarin’s House, a world heritage site. Admission is free and the event is open to the public.
The Bazaar includes a series of activities divided in different zones, such as performances, games, lantern riddles and souvenir redemption, among others, allowing the public to enjoy activities at the Chinese-style courtyard in the spring atmosphere. The games zone offers different games for families, such as “Beanbag Toss & Snatch” and “Lock of ‘Lu Ban’”, a Chinese traditional craft. Visitors can collect stamps after playing games and exchange them for traditional hand-made crafts, including magical sugar painting and fortune windmill, in the souvenir redemption zones. Visitors can also taste local delicacies, like traditional Chinese candy “Bing Tang Hu Lu” and split pea coconut pudding. They can also take the riddle challenge in the lantern riddles zone to win delicate lanterns. On 8 April (Saturday), the event will be inaugurated at 3:00pm followed by the performance of lion dance. Subsequently, performances include Fantastic Children Folk Costume Show at 3:15pm and a classical music concert at 4pm. On 9 April (Sunday), several performances will be held from 2:30pm to 4:20pm, including Han Tang Chinese classical dance, Han Chinese clothing and dance performance. Tea lovers will also have the opportunity to taste different types of tea in the main building in a pleasing ambience.
Admission to the above activities is free and is open to residents, tourists and families. Souvenirs are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries about the activities, please call 8590 4318 (Ms. Chan) during office hours from 9am to 1pm and 2:30pm to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, or visit the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s webpage at www.icm.gov.mo, or the Mandarin’s House page on Facebook.