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Spring Festival In New York 　　Fireworks， fine arts and a day off school welcomed the Lunar New Year in New York City this year， as thousands of local children participated in an educational day at the Javits Center to learn about the Year of the Monkey. 　　“Fantastic Art China” was the headline event for the citywide festival on February 6-10， organized by institutions such as the U.S.-China Cultural Institute， Committee of 100， and New York Philharmonic. The 72，000-square-foot exhibition at the citys convention center was presented by the China Central Academy of Fine Arts （CAFA） to showcase new and exciting contemporary artists from China such as Pan Gongkai， Su Xinping， Jiang Jie and Duan Haikang. Opening the art show was a performance by iSING！―a student opera group led by opera superstar Haojiang Tian. 　　“We are delighted to partner with so many important New York cultural institutions to celebrate the 2016 Lunar New Year and Year of the Monkey. We hope that the Lunar New Year is not only a Chinese holiday， but also a global one. We hope the events of this five-day festival will provide a view of the future direction of modern Chinese arts， culture， and conservation，” said Yu Ding， Director of the CAFA Institute of Arts Administration and Education and Chief Curator of Fantastic Art China. 　　Highlights presented at the show included Pans Melt―a 72-foot-long video installation focused on the relationship between Chinese and Western art. Jiang’s March Forward！ March Forward！ featured 1，000 dance shoes sculpted into a large cone to portray the hidden emotions and memories of youth. At the entrance to the exhibition towered Duans Golden Monkey Celebrating Spring， a 3，000-pound steel monkey riding a magical cloud. Birds， Insects， and Turtles entertained visitors through an interactive ancient scroll that included two digital apps to learn more of the natural behaviors and voices of the birds and insects presented. 　　In addition to presenting works from establishe