Chinese New Year in Chinatown
2006

The 2006 Chinese New Year is on 29 January.
The Light-up Opening Ceremony was held on 7 January. People gathered at Eu Tong Sen Street as early as 2 p.m. in order to have a better view of the fireworks and firecrackers.
The Light-Up in Chinatown will remain from 7 January till 12 February.

If you visit Singapore, you may like to immerse yourself in the midst of the festive celebrations. Alight at Outram Park Station if you travel by East West Line MRT. Alight at Chinatown Station if you travel by North East Line MRT.

Along Trengganu Street, Pagoda Street, Temple Street and Sago Street, you can find the Festive Street Bazaars. About 500 stalls set up here selling every New Year delicacy. There are Mandarin oranges, pomelos, cookies, cured duck and meats. There are also all sorts of Chinese New Year ornaments and plants, etc.

Lightings along Eu Tong Sen Street


Austrian sausage chef in Chinese costume
2006, the Year of the Dog

Day for reunion
Here come the God of Wealth
Laser explaining the 12 Animals

Shopping for New Year
Buying for gifts
Crowd of people here and there


Bottle gourd
Citron

Melon seeds
Dried fruits

Dried persimmon
Dried persimmon

Willow
Ornaments

Cookies
Cured meats

The traditional New Year cakes
(made of glutinous rice flour)
New Year cakes in peach-shaped and
ingot-shaped (used as money in feudal China)

Concerntrating
New Year performance

Performing the Art of "mask changing"
by the Troupe from Sichuan, China

18.01.2006