Across America

Economic outlook - Washington

From left: Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) senior fellows Caroline Freund and Nicholas Lardy, and visiting fellow Rory MacFarquhar speak at a panel discussion at PIIE in Washington on Tuesday examining whether there is a resurgence of the state in the Chinese economy. Chen Lidan / For China Daily

Something for everyone - Washington

Jan Stuart (left), curator of Chinese art at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries, speaks at the gallery's third annual Chinese New Year celebration in Washington on Sunday, with Li Hong (center), minister counselor for cultural aff airs from the Chinese embassy, and Grace Murray, head of the gallery's public programs, looking on. With more than 10,000 visitors attending, the celebration featured crafts displays and performances by artists from Beijing, as well as interactive activities for all ages. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Classical melodies - New York

Chinese cellist Xue Yang Liu performs in a concert at the Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City on Sunday. Soprano Joyce Bingxiu Wang and pianist Milena Zhivotovskaya also performed in the show. The program included works by Handel, Schumann,Mendelssohn, Scriabin, Rachmaninov and Faure. Sun Chenbei / For China Daily

Immersion training - Baltimore

Third graders at the Baltimore International Academy perform at the school's 10th Chinese New Year celebration gala in Baltimore on Feb 2. The school, which off ers immersion training in fi ve languages, has nine Chinese classes from Kindergarten through eighth grade with a total of 148 students. Zheng Fang / For China Daily

Super fun - Houston

Houston police offi cer Ted Wang, working at the Super Bowl Experience, shares a pose with festival goers Tiff any and Stephen Le on Feb 4 in downtown Houston. Super Bowl events attracted record-breaking numbers to the area for two weeks. Provided To China Daily

On with the show - Milpitas, CA

Students at Curtner Elementary School celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on Feb 8 by hosting a variety show. The parents raised around $2,000 to stage the event and the students performed. Provided To China Daily

Big turnout - New York

Chinese dancers perform at the 18th Annual New York City Lunar New Year Parade and Festival on Sunday in Manhattan's Chinatown, an event attended by tens of thousands of New Yorkers. The Lunar New Year has become an offi cial school holiday in the city and celebratory events have sprouted up across the fi ve boroughs of the Big Apple, where the largest ethnic Chinese population resides outside of Asia. Hezi Jiang / China Daily

String section - Portland, OR

A special concert of the Chinese dulcimer co-presented by the Confucius Institute and music school at Portland State University was presented at the University on Feb 5. Consul General of the Education Section of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco Zeng Yang, vice-provost Margaret Everett, director of the music school Bonnie Miksch, director of the Confucius Institute Wang Jian and Zhang Jian, the Chinese dean, attended the concert and posed with the artists. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 02/10/2017 page13)