MGM Mirage Hotels Celebrate Chinese New Year

Ally · 01-23-2008, 10:03 AM

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The MGM Mirage hotels are celebrating Chinese New Year in February with cultural offerings such as regional cuisine, traditional music and dance displays. The MGM Grand will host the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Culinary Festival. The seven-day festival, a partnership between Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and hotel's Pearl Restaurant, will feature traditional delicacies from the Imperial Court Banquet. The festival will take place Feb. 6-12. Lunch will be served daily from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at prix fixe prices of $200 or $250. Dim Sum service will be available as a supplement throughout the lunch period. Dinner will be served daily from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at prix fixe prices of $300, $450 or $600. Lunches and dinners will take place in the Pearl's Didi Room. For restaurant reservations, call 702-891-3701. For more information about the hotel, call 877-880-0880 visit Las Vegas - Entertainment - Hotel - Resort - Casinos - Vacation : MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

In addition, Richie Jen, popular Taiwanese singer and actor with hits from albums, "If I Didn't Have You," "Old Place" and "So Far So Close," and Ruby Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer with the recordings, "Possession" and "Eighteen Springs New + Best," will perform at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $178, $128, $78 and $38, including a $7 handling fee. Call 800-929-1111 or visit Las Vegas - Entertainment - Hotel - Resort - Casinos - Vacation : MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

Available Feb. 7–21, Shanghai Lilly at Mandalay Bay and Fin at The Mirage will offer authentic cuisine from the Far East. Shanghai Lilly's specialty menu will offer delicacies such as pea sprouts with garlic chicken soup and roasted crispy chicken with red bean curd, while Fin will feature dishes such as fok jau fried rice and crab meat with broccoli. Shanghai Lilly is open for dinner daily from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. For dining reservations, call 702 632-7200 or visit Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas Resorts, Hotels & Casinos. Fin is open for lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and for dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. For dining reservations, call 866-339-4566 or visit Las Vegas Hotel - Mirage Hotel and Casino.

The Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens ushers in the 2008 Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rat, with a new exhibit. The centerpiece is a five-foot-tall rodent perched on an oversized, flowering branch. The rat's coat is made of red alternanthera, a low-growing herb, with a touch of pink hypoestes, a tropical plant. Nearby, an 18-foot-tall Chinese god of wealth and fortune stands amid "lucky" coins. There's also a koi pond, where carp swim in multiples of eight, considered the most fortuitous number in Chinese culture. The exhibit runs through March 15. Call 888-987-6667 or visit Las Vegas Hotel - Bellagio.

The Starlight Lion Dancing Group will perform traditional Chinese lion dances at the Bellagio, the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. The 60-member dance troupe has performed in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Australia and the United States for television shows, events and dignitaries. Performances take place at Mandalay Bay on Feb. 9 at 3 p.m.; the MGM Grand on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m.; The Mirage on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m.; and the Bellagio on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. All performances take place in the main valet of the property. Visit MGM MIRAGE - Las Vegas Hotels.

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