LunarNewYear
Year of the Rabbit 2011
20/02/11
The Year of the Rabbit is back again from 3 Feb 2011
to 22 Jan 2012. It is the Year of the Metal Rabbit,
to be precise, as in the lunar calendar, the animal
zodiac sign of each year is associated with one of
the five elements, namely wood (木), fire
(火),
earth (土), metal
(金)
and water (水). Anyway, may
the Metal Rabbit bring you health, joy and prosperity
with plenty of precious metals!
Origami-inspired rabbits at ION
orchard
The God of Prosperity at the River Hongbao (春到河畔)
festivity in Singapore
River Hongbao festive decorations and
Marina Bay Sands
Year of the Tiger 2010
20/03/10
The new year of the tiger begins on 14 Feb 2010,
replacing the old year of the ox, according to the
Chinese lunar calendar. The new year day is a public
holiday in multi-ethinic societies, such as Malaysia
and Singapore, in South East Asia.
Chinese New Year decoration at New Bridge Rd. and Eu Tong Sen St., Singapore (02/2010)
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Chinese New Year decoration at New Bridge Rd. and Eu Tong Sen St., Singapore (02/2010)
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Lions in the Campus
26/02/09
This is another blog entry related to the Chinese New
Year, with snapshots and video clip on the visit of
the lions to UNMC (University of
Nottingham Malaysia Campus). This has been an
annual event and well-received by the campus
community of diverse backgrounds.
Video clip (QuickTime Player)
Video clip (YouTube)
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Video clip (QuickTime Player)
Video clip (YouTube)
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OXpicious New Year
09/02/09
The Chinese communities around the world celebrate
the lunar new year of the ox on 26 Jan 2009. The
malls in KL are again lavishly decorated and
embellished by festive red lanterns, mei (梅)
flowers and ox-related ornaments to mark the
annual occasion. Happy niu year
(niu=牛=ox)
and have an oxpicious year ahead!
"The golden bull of prosperity" at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur
Red is the colour at 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya
"The golden bull of prosperity" at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur
Red is the colour at 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya
Chinese New Year in Cosmopolitan London
14/02/08
新年快樂，萬事如意！
(xinniankuaile, wanshiruyi = Happy New Year and Everything Goes Well as Wished!)
Clockwise from top left: Street decorations near Oxford Circus tube station, Chinatown (day), Chinatown (night), Cultural performances at Trafalgar Square (02/2008)
Video clip: Firecrackers at Leicester Square (10/02/2008)