Celebrate The Year of the Dragon on January 19 at
Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
WHAT: Bellagio will officially unveil its Chinese New Year display, celebrating the Year of the Dragon, on January 19. The Las Vegas-based “Beijing Trio” will conduct a special performance of traditional folk and pop music with authentic Chinese instruments and the expert horticulture team that created the exhibit will also be available for on-site interviews.
Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens invites guests to celebrate the Year of the Dragon during Chinese New Year with a vibrant display honoring the mythical creature that symbolizes good fortune and power. A serene sanctuary guided by the ancient practice of Feng Shui – the art of using surroundings to attract harmony, balance and positive life energy.
For the first time during Bellagio’s Chinese New Year display, the Conservatory features live entertainment. The Las Vegas-based “Beijing Trio” performs traditional folk and pop music with authentic Chinese instruments including the erhu, ruan and pipa. Complimentary performances take place 5 p.m. – 6 p.m., daily, within the wing-tipped Ming Dynasty-style gazebo in the South Garden, for the duration of the exhibit.
The majestic centerpiece of this exhibit consists of two animated 25-foot blue Dragons coiled around a cylinder of water. Rising from an island of tropical botanicals, the cylinders are accompanied by two 3,000-pound stone waterfalls surging nearby. A spectacular photo opportunity presents itself as the Dragons blow steam from their nostrils in an attempt to playfully swat at a legendary, oversized iridescent red pearl hanging directly above. The pearl, in Chinese lore, represents wealth, good luck and prosperity.
Nearby, four additional animated dragons actively lunge in the direction of the centerpiece. These 15-foot long dragons represent the elements wood, metal, fire and earth and are surrounded by oversized silk red Chinese lanterns, a Chinese-style bridge and gold-leafed I-Ching coins, a traditional Chinese symbol for money.
On view through March 4, the Chinese New Year exhibit within Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is complimentary to the public and open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
WHEN:
Thursday, January 19
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
WHO: Andres Garcia, Executive Director of Horticulture
FOLLOW US: @BellagioLV (Twitter)
