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Celebrating the Year of the Dragon!

The Penglai Committee celebrated the ‘Year of the Dragon’ on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Empress M in Napa.  Restaurant owner Margaret Wong, a new member of our committee, arranged a splendid lunar new year menu.  She, unfortunately, could not attend.

We wish everyone a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.

新年快乐
Celebrating the Year of the Dragon!2024-02-18T17:53:30-08:00

Penglai Committee Thanks PG&E for a Grant!

Thank you, Pacific Gas & Electric Company!

Your 2023 Better Together Giving Program Grant of $4000 to our Ting Sonoma Chinese Legacy Project will move us forward in our quest to honor the Chinese laborers who, in the 1800’s, helped to build and create our now world-famous wine production industry.

Our goals:

Penglai Committee Thanks PG&E for a Grant!2023-11-14T16:00:23-08:00

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival this year on September 10, 2022.

Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October on the Gregorian calendar. Referred to in China as zhongqiujie (中秋节), the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the largest […]

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!2023-02-06T12:58:47-08:00

A Happy Healthy Chinese New Year!

Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year. In 2022, Lunar New Year begins on February […]

A Happy Healthy Chinese New Year!2023-02-06T13:00:05-08:00

Jack Ding, of Penglai Committee, Sworn in to Sonoma City Council

Jack Ding, a long-time, respected member of the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee, was sworn in on December 7, 2020, as the first Asian American to become a member of the Sonoma City Council.

“As a proud Sonoman, I know who I am and where I came from,” he read from a statement to the council. “I […]

Jack Ding, of Penglai Committee, Sworn in to Sonoma City Council2024-02-17T18:23:39-08:00

Ting Update and Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival


We hope that all had a meaningful Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on October 1. 2020.

The Sonoma-Penglai Sister Cities Committee continues to meet monthly. At our October 5 meeting, our members were working together to support our Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project, while supporting each other through the Covid-19 pandemic and recent wine-country fires. This has […]

Ting Update and Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival2023-02-06T13:01:10-08:00

The Ting has a Building Permit!


Today, January 28, 2020, at the beginning of the Year of the Rat, the Penglai Committee has received from the City of Sonoma, the building permit for the Ting. The pavilion (Ting in Mandarin) will honor the Chinese laborers in the 1800’s who contributed much to the start of our local wine industry. […]

The Ting has a Building Permit!2023-02-08T11:55:05-08:00

Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Penglai Committee!

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Sonoma Sister Cities!

Fantasy Restaurant <link> in Petaluma is known for their cuisine. The Penglai Committee members dine there regularly. Come discover our go-to spot for an authentic Chinese food experience.

We will honor the Year of the Rat with a traditional banquet-style luncheon in a private room on the […]

Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Penglai Committee!2023-02-06T13:01:30-08:00

Donor Bricks Approved by City Council

On October 21, 2019, the Sonoma City Council approved the use of donor bricks with donor names, to be placed around the Ting in Depot Park. This moves the bricks from the prior plan to have them in the walkway to the Ting. This compromise was reached at a meeting of a subcommittee of the […]

Donor Bricks Approved by City Council2019-12-02T10:52:29-08:00

Sonoma City Council to Decide on Donor Bricks for Ting Project

On the Sonoma City Council agenda for the Oct. 21, 2019 meeting is council consideration of whether to allow donor-recognition bricks to be located outside the planned Ting memorial at Depot Park, a project sponsored by the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee to honor the legacy of 19th century Chinese laborers. Sister City members had fundraised […]

Sonoma City Council to Decide on Donor Bricks for Ting Project2024-02-17T18:26:26-08:00

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