As Manchester’s Chinese New Year celebrations take place up and down Charlotte Street on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th February, pop in and explore rare nineteenth-century books and illustrations on Chinese culture from the Portico Library’s extraordinary historic collection, plus 200-year-old maps of Chinatown and free creative activities with the Library’s friendly staff and volunteers between 11am and 3pm. While you’re here, enjoy tea, coffee and homemade cakes in the cafe; browse the reproduction prints and gifts in the Library’s shop; and learn about the history of this little corner of Chinatown. Free entry.