“Celebrating Chinese New Year in the Heart of Pau“.

📅 SUNDAY, February 15, 2026

10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

📍 Hippodrome de Pau
🚗 Free parking

🏮Let’s Celebrate Chinese New Year Together!

Welcome to the Chinese New Year Village.

The Chinese New Year Village is a cultural event created by Okydée, designed to bring to life, share, and celebrate the richness of Chinese traditions in a warm, family-friendly, and deeply human atmosphere.

Here, you can taste, learn, create, play, and marvel—
as if stepping into a home, into a family that opens its doors with generosity.

This event is carried by two personal paths:

• Sha Sha, founder of the association, who embodies transmission, love for her roots, and the beauty of an art that connects, soothes, and nurtures the soul—despite the distance from her homeland.
• Hong-Gi, whose work is guided by deep creative sensitivity, a sincere attachment to her origins, and a heartfelt desire to share her multicultural influences and curiosities, also far from her native land.

Together, their paths weave a living, sincere, and meaningful cultural bridge.

To accompany this Chinese New Year under the sign of the Horse, we chose a chengyu, 龙马精神 (lóng mǎ jīng shén), featured on the official Chinese New Year poster.

But what is a chengyu?

A chengyu is a traditional Chinese expression, usually composed of four characters, that conveys profound wisdom, symbolic imagery, or philosophical meaning in just a few words. Rooted in history, literature, and classical thought, chengyu condense centuries of culture into concise expressions.

The chengyu 龙马精神 evokes vibrant energy, inner strength, and an enthusiastic drive forward.
It combines two powerful symbols of Chinese culture:

• The Dragon, representing vitality, wisdom, and powerful life force
• The Horse, symbolizing endurance, movement, freedom, and perseverance

This expression is often used to wish someone good health, abundant energy, and confidence in their efforts—both in work and in daily life.

For the Year of the Horse, we chose to highlight the Spirit of the Horse on Sunday, February 15, 2026: a symbol of vitality, dynamism, and forward momentum, enriched by the depth and strength of the Dragon’s spirit.

This chengyu perfectly reflects the intention of the Chinese Village:
a living, moving event, carried by collective energy, sharing, and transmission.

🏮 Our Vision: A Living Village, Not a Simple Market

The Chinese Village is not just a series of stalls.
It is a space of cultural transmission, where each person shares what they love:

• a gesture learned in childhood
• a Chinese family tradition
• a personal passion
• a craft or artistic skill
• a story or cultural memory

There is no competition here, no comparison.
Each participant—artist, presenter, or contributor—brings:

• their own sensitivity
• their own style
• their unique way of expressing Chinese culture

The Village becomes a place of encounter, solidarity, and collective joy in celebrating Chinese New Year together.

🏮 The Ten Treasures: The Cultural Foundation of the Village

The Village activities are inspired by the Ten Treasures of Chinese culture, which also form the foundations of classical Chinese dance:

• Peking Opera – Inspiring expressive movement, codified gestures, and theatrical storytelling.
• Chinese Martial Arts – Especially taiji and kung fu, balancing power, flexibility, and control.
• Chinese Calligraphy – The body moves like a brush, writing emotions in space.
• Chinese Silk – Flowing fabrics enhancing elegance and fluid motion.
• Chinese Embroidery – Rich symbolism and refinement in traditional costumes.
• Tea Ceremony – Harmony, hospitality, slowness, and heartfelt transmission.
• The Game of Go – Strategy, emotion, and mindful movement intertwined.
• Chinese Porcelain – Apparent fragility revealing inner strength.
• Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) – Movement as a path to energetic balance.
• Paper Cutting – Wishes shaped by hand and shared from the heart.

These treasures give rise to:

🧧 Living workshops
🧧 Demonstrations
🧧 Educational exhibitions
🧧 Immersive spaces

They invite visitors to experience culture through gesture, material, breath, and creativity.

🏮 The 7 Immersive Spaces of the Chinese Village

The Chinese Village is structured around 7 immersive spaces:

1/ The House of the Heart
Cuisine, tea, family transmission, simple gestures, and conviviality.

2/ The Pavilion of Breath & Movement
Martial arts, classical Chinese dance, harmony of body and mind, and a giant karaoke space.

3/ The Red Paper Workshop
Calligraphy, paper cutting, and creative activities for all ages.

4/ The Hall of Silks & Embroidery
Traditional costumes, noble fabrics, dynasties, elegance—and a dedicated photo space.

5/ The Courtyard of Ancestral Games
Mahjong, xiangqi, jianzi, and intergenerational sharing.

6/ The Garden of Legends
Chinese tales, shadow theatre, imagination, and poetry.

7/ The Oasis of Harmony
Breathing, Qigong, discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine, relaxation, and balance.

❤️ A Family-Friendly Cultural Celebration

The Chinese New Year Village is a moment that is:

• warm
• authentic
• intergenerational
• educational
• artistic
• festive

It offers a unique opportunity for visitors in Pau to discover Chinese traditions with joy and gentleness, guided by passionate people.

The Village is a living space: activities and workshops may evolve depending on the participants who join this cultural adventure.

🏮 A Special Announcement: Chinese New Year at the Hippodrome of Pau

A First Taste of the Chinese Village — January 3, 2026

To inaugurate the Year of the Horse, Okydée invites you to a special preview of the Chinese Village, held directly at the Hippodrome de Pau on January 3, 2026.

Linking the Year of the Horse with a cultural event in a horse-racing venue is far more than a creative idea—it is a powerful and unforgettable symbol.

This choice creates:

• deep cultural harmony
• a strong symbolic link between Chinese tradition and local heritage
• natural media appeal
• a poetic coherence that leaves a lasting impression

Hosting part of the Chinese New Year celebration at the Hippodrome offers Pau an event that is truly unique in France—a refined, sensitive, and vibrant cultural bridge.

✨ This year, we will truly leave a mark.
✨ The meeting of Horse, China, and Béarn will remain in memory.
✨ January 3 will be the first spark of this cultural journey.

🏮 Join us in celebrating Chinese New Year 2026!

📣 N’hésitez pas à relayer cette affiche sur vos réseaux et auprès de vos contacts.
Chaque partage contribue à faire connaître le Village Chinois et à soutenir ce projet culturel local et familial.

Through this project, we aim to offer Pau a festive and authentic celebration that brings together all generations and highlights friendship between cultures.

The Chinese New Year Village is a place of celebration, discovery, and encounter—
where everyone can travel, without ever leaving Pau.