Chinese community embraces new norm while ushering in Lunar New Year Visitors at Penang’s Padang Kota Lama during Chinese New Year--fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved PETALING JAYA: While the Ox may have been welcomed without the usual fanfare, the Chinese community showed some unique ways of ushering in the Lunar New year. These ranged from dinners at home with family within a 10km range to virtual reunions through WhatsApp. Corporate Communications student Jasmine Loke said it was a quieter celebration and reunion for her family. She said every year, her relatives would reunite at her maternal grandmother’s house in Air Panas, Setapak in Kuala Lumpur.