DragonMart hosts Chinese Women's Cultural event

The celebrations run from Thursday through Saturday for four weeks in July, starting today.

First up is Fitness Week (2-4 July) with Thai Chi demonstrations; next come the delectable delights of dumpling making and tea drinking (dim sum and yum cha) in Cooking Week (9-11 July); Cultural Week (16-18 July) celebrates the ancient art of Chinese tea ceremonies and the traditional Chinese stringed instrument Gu Zheng; and events come to a close with the good vibrations of Drumming Week (23-25 July) and its traditional Chinese drumming classes.

Demonstrations and displays are taking place at the Atrium - main entrance of DragonMart, there will be 03 show at 5pm, 7 pm and 9 pm. Throughout the event, a selection of stalls and merchandise from members of the CWBA will be on display and for sale at the complex. The event will be officially opened by Madam Zhang Yu Xiang, wife of the Consul General of China 02 June 2009 at 1130 hrs.

Operated by Nakheel Retail and built in the shape of a giant dragon, the 1.2km long complex, DragonMart, is the largest commercial centre for Chinese products outside the Chinese mainland. The complex currently offers more than 3,900 retail outlets within 187,000 square metres of retail and commercial space.