WATCH: Chinese New Year comes to the Harris and Flag Market
The Flag Market saw two lion dance performances from members of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Kung Fu Club, with hundreds of people stopping by to take in the unique show.
Inside the Harris Museum, every floor was taken over by a number of traditional and modern Chinese activities.
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In the first floor library, Preston Mayor Brian Rollo took part in a tea ceremony with the Director of UCLan Confucius Institute, Feixia Yu, one of the brains behind the day's celebrations.
Elsewhere, traditional Chinese dancer Xue Ting Luo performed a number of long-established dances.