Follow Singapore Immigration and Life in Singapore: Organized by the Chinatown - Kreta Ayer Citizens' Consultative Committee, the celebration themed 'Galloping Horses Welcoming the New Year, Golden Treasures Celebrating a Prosperous Year' will take place over seven weeks. In addition to the festive market, this year also marks the inaugural 'Chinatown Lunar New Year Cultural Tour', guiding the public through the five-foot ways and old shophouses of Chinatown.
Chinatown will light up this Saturday (11th) with 176 horse-shaped lanterns, along with 2,000 giant gold coins, adorning the streets of Chinatown in a dazzling display, officially counting down to the Year of the Horse.
This year's Chinatown Lunar New Year celebrations will span seven weeks, including the first-ever 'Chinatown Lunar New Year Cultural Tour', guiding the public through the five-foot ways and old shophouses of Chinatown.
The festive market, which has been organized for over 30 years, will open this Friday (10th) with 480 stalls operating until New Year's Eve (30th of this month).
Organized by the Chinatown - Kreta Ayer Citizens' Consultative Committee, the celebration themed 'Galloping Horses Welcoming the New Year, Golden Treasures Celebrating a Prosperous Year' invited media yesterday to preview the splendid decorations.
On the 600-meter central divider between Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road, 88 giant horse-shaped lanterns are particularly eye-catching. The lanterns come in orange, brown, and gold. Accompanying the galloping horses are 2,000 gold coins. One highlight features a 10-meter tall horse leaping over a mountain of gold and silver treasures, symbolizing prosperity in the Year of the Horse.
On South Bridge Road, 88 medium-sized horse-shaped light displays will be showcased, stretching 280 meters.
The 'Galloping Horses' decorations were conceived by 19 students and two faculty members from the Singapore University of Technology and Design over five months. This marks the third consecutive year that students from the university have designed decorations for Chinatown. The lanterns and decorations were handcrafted by 55 artisans from Chengdu, China, who specially came to Singapore for this purpose.
Dr. Liang Lili, an advisor to the grassroots organization in Chinatown - Kreta Ayer (Tanjong Pagar GRC), stated that among the twelve zodiac animals, the horse symbolizes wisdom, speed, strength, and ambition, hoping these traits will bring prosperity to our society and health to our citizens in the Year of the Horse.
President Dr. Tony Tan will officiate the opening and lighting ceremony for the Chinatown Lunar New Year celebrations this Saturday (11th). The ceremony will conclude with firecrackers. The New Year decorations will end on February 28 (Friday).
