Chinatown set to usher in Year of the Horse
SINGAPORE — Chinatown is set to be transformed again to celebrate the Chinese New Year and usher in the Year of the Horse.
SINGAPORE — Chinatown is set to be transformed again to celebrate the Chinese New Year and usher in the Year of the Horse.
From Jan 11 to Feb 28, the Chinatown precinct will come alive with festive decorations, activities and performances.
Highlights include a street light-up featuring 88 horse-shaped lanterns, nightly stage shows and lion dance performances.
And for the first time, members of the public can go on free walking tours around Chinatown, which will be conducted by the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee (KA-KS CCC) on Jan 12, 18, 19, 25 and 26.
The Chinese New Year’s official light-up and opening ceremony on Jan 11 will be attended by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.
This year’s theme and decor was a collaboration between the Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
To kick-start the Chinese New Year, MediaCorp’s Channel 8 will be hosting a countdown party on Jan 30. CHANNEL NEWSASIA