Monaco will mark the Chinese New Year with a gala evening at the Hôtel Méridien Beach Plaza Monte-Carlo on Wednesday, 11th February at 7pm, celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse, which begins on 17th February. The Association Monaco-Chine and Monaco Dragon Prestige are organising the event with support from Monaco’s Embassy in China. Students learning Mandarin in the Principality will also participate in the evening’s activities, representing cultural exchange between Monaco and China. Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is celebrated globally by Chinese communities and marks the beginning of the lunar calendar year. The Monaco gala is organised by Angela Petrulli of AMC Haute Couture and Xiaoqin Wang of Association Monaco-Chine.