Product Description

On the first day of the First Moon of the lunar calendar, the most important celebration in China begins. Homes are decorated with paper banners adorned with happy wishes, pretty flowers and platters of oranges and tangerine. At midnight on Chinese New Year's Eve, fireworks fire and the festival begins.

One of the most wondrous spectacles of the festival is the dragon dance. Many people carry long silk dragons, dancing in procession as musicians play gongs and drums. A happy celebrant is dressed in a silky red gown decorated with yellow flowers and a phoenix, a symbol of happiness and joy. Flowers and butterflies, symbols of long life and beauty, are in her upswept hair. She is very happy to receive the gift of a red Lai-See Envelope. Doll measures 12" tall.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53501 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Mattel
• Model: J0928
• Dimensions: 13.78" h x 6.77" w x 3.15" l, .95 pounds

Features

• Collector Chinese New Year Barbie
• Wearing a red dress featuring traditional Chinese motifs and a mandarin collar
• Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the year and ends the evening of the full moon fifteen days later
• Fashion Doll Collectible
• Age Range 6 Years And Up

From the Manufacturer
Chinese New Year starts with the new moon on the first day of the year and ends the evening of the full moon fifteen days later. On the fifteenth day, called Lantern Festival, there is a parade of children carrying lanterns after dark. Celebrated with firecrackers, dragon dances and red envelopes of money, this ancient Asian festival finds Barbie? doll wearing a red dress featuring traditional Chinese motifs and a mandarin collar. Window box. Ages 6 and over.

Customer Reviews

beautiful doll
The Denver person is wrong, the majority of chinese people are not dark skinned if they are it is because their skin have been tan. I should know because I'm chinese. I just got this doll yesterday and I think her face does look like most chinese people you will see in HK or Shanghai. Her hair and shoes are a little strange. I've never seen traditional hair styles like this before. Her shoes are not the kind of shoes worn with a traditional Mandarin dress. Overal I think she is worth the $20 bucks.

Love it!
This doll is really beautiful and I enjoy it alot. It's being displayed in its box in my little girl's room. I noticed that previous reviews mentioned that this doll isn't a great representation of an asian doll, however, I find that otherwise. I'm Chinese and I think it's perfect the way it is! It's Barbie dressed in a traditional chinese outfit. I wouldn't expect it any more or less! If you are that concerned about the "authenticity" of how it should look [facially], then buy a *chinese* doll, not a _Barbie_.

a lovely doll with better than usual hair
I agree that the Denver reviwer is totally out to lunch. This doll greatly resembles my daughter's friend Jenny Liu. Jeeny was born in Taiwan. Chinese people don't look any one way and to expect them to is racist, like saying they all look alike.
The hair ornaments are plastic but they do look good . The dress looks redder when you display her out of the box.Fabric quality is better than average for Mattel. Her hair is also much nicer and has more style than Mattel had been giving us. I think this doll bodes well for better things to come in this doll series.