The promotion is part of the ‘Cambridge Chinese Culture Festival 2019’, jointly organised by Cambridge China Centre and Cambridge Chinese Community Centre to promote ties between the local communities, businesses and organizations, during the Chinese New Year.
The inaugural festival spans from 26 January to 17 February 2019. Cambridge China Centre has curated an exciting programme of activities, which are all listed at www.cambridgechinacentre.org/CCCF2019.
As a popular destination for Chinese travellers and with approximately 6,000 Chinese people working, studying and living in Cambridge, the city is a major centre of Chinese cultural activities. Chinese New Year is the most celebrated festival among the Chinese all over the world. For 2019 the Chinese New Year’s Day falls on Tuesday 5th Feb 2019.
Together with Alipay, Cambridge China Centre is behind a promotion which will providing Chinese New Year ‘RED PACKET’ incentives to all Alipay users who scan the QR Code at a shop (inventive at random amount, from £1 to £330 per user scan). Alipay users can get involved at Nana Mexico (all 3 Cambridge addresses), Sam Smiley Cambridge Gift Store, Rutherford's Punting Cambridge, Cambridge China Centre, Cambscuisine, The Cambridge Satchel Company, Winner's Chinese Supermarket.
Jinzhao Li, co-founder of Cambridge China Centre and the festival spoke about the promotion, “This is an exciting opportunity for our retailers in Cambridge to engage with Chinese visitors, and all Alipay users in a new way. Mobile payments are very popular in China, this promotion helps our Cambridge retailers a chance to start using mobile payments in a fun way.”
With so much going on across the city – the Cambridge China Centre looks forward to celebrating the Year of the Pig with you. Do use the event hashtag on Twitter to see updates as they happen #CCCFestival . There has never been a better time to join Cambridge China Centre; you’ll be joining a network of companies dedicated to improving UK|China business relationships and making the most of Chinese business opportunities into 2019 and beyond.