To join the world-wide festivities of the Chinese New Year, Oundle pupils gathered at the Two Acre for an evening of music and food to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog.
Opening the evening was live entertainment from Transition, a British three-piece indie rock band that has achieved a significant fan base in Asia with their catchy cross-cultural hits. Their first set featured top hits such as 对不起， 我的中文不好 “Sorry my Chinese is not good” and 前进 “Olympic Dream”.
Then everyone tucked into a big spread of traditional Chinese food, including favourites such as egg fried rice, noodles, lemon-herb chicken and crispy-garlic pepper beef, followed by lemon sorbet, fortune cookies and green tea.
The evening was finished off with yet more music from Transition, whose closing set featured traditional Taiwanese songs arranged with their own unique contemporary spin.
Rufus Lee-Browne (S)
