Autumn Moon Festival brings Chinese arts, culture to Brooklyn Bridge Park
Lion dances, moon cakes, a children’s lantern parade and tabletop diplomacy were some of the highlights of the Autumn Moon Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and attended by numerous Chinese dignitaries.
The Better Chinatown USA, which organized the event, called the celebration “the largest pan-Asian event on the East Coast.” Adams said that Brooklyn is home to the biggest Chinese population in New York City.
As part of the festivities, Adams – aided by numerous Chinese officials and heads of cultural organizations — swung a meat cleaver into a whole roasted pig for the ceremonial first chop.
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, who bid “Nǐ hǎo” to the crowd, said Brooklyn is working with the Sino-American Friendship Association to improve our relationship with China in America and overseas.