There will be no through route in the Gardens on Saturday 19 April, and the Gardens are open on Saturday to Spring Fair ticket holders only. Museum visitors need to enter and exit via London Road.
One of fourteen papercuts from Tianjin city in Hebei province. Cream papercut depicting a magpie perching on a branch of plum blossom. The magpie, xi que, is symbol of happiness from the word 'xi'; when depicted perching on a branch of plum blossom it forms the rebus 'xi shang mei shao' meaning: happiness is in front of your face. Done using knife-cutting technique, pasted on red silk with cream paper backing.
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