Chinese New Year at UM

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  Sophomore Jacinta Yong spins the pearl that the dragon chases. For the first time in its history, the University of Miami's Chinese Student and Scholar Association and Asian American Student Association celebrated the Chinese New Year with a festival to marke the year of the dragon. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Ryan Zheng, 6, center, plays Ti jian zhi, a Chinese game trying to keep the feathers in the air with his foot, Monday, January 30, 2012, at the University of Miami. UM's Chinese Student and Scholar Association and Asian American Student Association celebrated the Chinese New Year with a festival on campus. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Sophomore Leila Huang, left, who has studied Chinese painting for 10 years, paints a panda for her friend freshman Zoe Gapayao, Monday, January 30, 2012. Two UM student associations hosted a festival celebrating Chinese New Year on campus. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Sophomore Jacinta Yong spins the pearl that the large dragon chases at UM's Chinese New Year festival Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. The event marked the year of the dragon, which is considered the mightiest of all signs. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Sophomore Jacinta Yong stretches before her performance at the UM Chinese New Year festival. The event highlighted the food, culture and music of China and brought together more than 700 members of the Asian and Chinese student community with members of the greater UM family. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF