Day 10 of Lunar New Year, the world first grand (true and proper) Chinese Fest after 360 years of forceful disappearance was finally back and this grand feast was held in Palace Of The Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This dinner strictly follows the Rites of Zhou（周制禮）and through this it has has brought out the essence in Chinese culture & etiquette which are respect, courtesy & manners. In my view, this event is a success and also another milestone in restoring Hanfu & also Chinese rites & etiquette for Hanfu Movement in Malaysia. Good job to everyone in the movement :D
Phase 1: Check in
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| Ticket for the Chinese Feast |
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| Registration Counter |
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| Red cloth still covering tablet of Chinese Ancestors |
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| By 7pm most people has arrived |
Phase 2: Ritual of inviting Ancestors
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| Organising Committee preparing to perform ritual for inviting the Ancestor to the dinner |
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| The ritual begins |
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| Inviting Ancestor by facing to the North Eastern direction (the place where Heaven is situated) |
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| Tablet of Chinese Ancestors finally unveiled |
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| Paying respect to the Ancestors |
Phase 3: Into the hall ceremony
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| The first to step in is Young Malaysian Movement (YMM) President, Mr. Ng Chin Long accompanied by Malaysia Hanfu Movement initiator, Mr. Kong Chee Huat. |
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| Participants paying respect to the Ancestors |
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| Greeting each other by bowing |
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| Finally, everyone is in the hall |
Phase 4: 3 Toasts
Before the beginning of any event, is important to pay respect to the Ancestor and greet everyone in the hall with a toast of wine.
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| A toast to the Ancestors |
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| A toast to the people opposite |
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| A toast to all participants |
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| Speech by Chief Coordinator of the event, Mr Loh |
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| Malaysia TV station RTM was there to record and report the event |
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| A speech by YMM President |
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| A speech by Malaysia Hanfu Movement initiator |
Phase 5: Let the Dinner Begins
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| Miss NTV7 reporter enjoying her meal |
Phase 6: After Meal Entertaiment
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| Guqin performance |
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| After having a sumptuous meal, Miss NTV7 reporter is finally up and ready to do her job |
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| RTM interviewing Guqin master |
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| NTV7 interviewing Mr. Kong |
Phase 7: Games
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| Musical Rose (something like musical chair and the person that has the rose will have to say something auspicious and he too has to gulp down a small cup of wine) |
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| Chinese traditional game - Touhu (投壺) |
Phase 8: Closing Ceremony
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| Before closing the event, all participants would need to tidy up themselves as the ritual of sending off Ancestors will begin in a short while |
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| The ritual begin with sending off speech and words of gratitude to the Ancestors |
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| Paying respect to the leaving Ancestors |
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| A bow to everyone as a sign of farewell |
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| Bowing to the tablet of Chinese Ancestors as a sign of farewell to the Ancestors |
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| A bow to each other as a sign of farewell |
Post Event Photos
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| Da Lv Guqin Institute |
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| Mr. & Mrs. Kong |
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| Malaysia Hanfu Movement, Melaka (Malacca) |
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| Chinese Feast （漢宴）2011 Organising Committee |
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| From all of us: "Wishing everyone a prosperous & happy Chinese New Year " |
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