Bangkok Chinatown Lights Up to Celebrate Chinese New Year

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A light-up ceremony was held Monday (16 Jan) on Yaowarat Road, also known as Bangkok’s Chinatown, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.

 

From 6:00 PM to midnight from January 14 to February 15, 200 meters of Yaowarat Road will be decorated with lights, including a 45-meter-long light tunnel and lanterns of various styles, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said after the ceremony that the TAT will also organize Lunar New Year celebration activities in four other provinces, including Phuket and Songkhla.

 

He said, "The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals celebrated in Thailand," adding that he believes the country will welcome more Chinese tourists this year.

 

On Yaowarat Road, where many people of Chinese descent live and do business, the Lunar New Year atmosphere prevails, attracting both Thai and foreign visitors.

 

The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on January 22 this year, marking the start of the Year of Rabbit.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230117115848840

 

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[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said, "The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals celebrated in Thailand," adding that he believes the country will welcome more Chinese tourists this year.

Sure hope they are vetted by the people that have stopped building the condos here for the past 3 years - the buyers are going to be livid - the buildings next to Tops in Soi Khao Noi are now just  rusting metal & concrete relic in a weed infested jungle.

 

Still the wild soi dog pack have had somewhere secure for 3 years

Edited January 17, 2023 by RichardColeman

[flyingtlger]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

"The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals celebrated in Thailand,"

All festivals is Thailand are important!

Party time!!!????????????????

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said after the ceremony that the TAT will also organize Lunar New Year celebration activities in four other provinces, including Phuket and Songkhla.

 

He said, "The Chinese New Year is one of the most important festivals celebrated in Thailand," adding that he believes the country will welcome more Chinese tourists this year.

The only thin Phiphat welcomes is the sound of the cash register.

[kingstonkid]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sure hope they are vetted by the people that have stopped building the condos here for the past 3 years - the buyers are going to be livid - the buildings next to Tops in Soi Khao Noi are now just  rusting metal & concrete relic in a weed infested jungle.

 

Still the wild soi dog pack have had somewhere secure for 3 years

It might just be my imagination or old mind, but it seems that construction in BKK has slowed down.  Buildings seem to be taking longer to build and finish.  I have to think that that is due to a lack of investors and therefore lack of rush to have an empty building being built.