Chinese New Year in Thailand's ancient capital

[Thaivisa News]

Ayutthaya: The Ayutthaya provincial administration and local administrations will jointly hold the province’s 9th grand Chinese New Year celebration from February 20 to 25.

The event will be held with cooperation among the Ayutthaya provincial administration, the Ayutthaya Administrative Organization, the Muang Ayutthaya Municipality and the Chamber Commerce of Ayutthaya.

Ayutthaya Governor Apichart Todilokvej said the celebration will be held on the Naresuan Road in front of the Muang Ayutthaya Municipality to the Ayutthaya branch of the Government Housing Bank.

A highlight of the event will be the installation of temporary shines of 108 shrines of Chinese gods from 16 districts in the provinces so that tourists can pay respect to all the shrines in one visit for their auspicious new year.

There will also be an international walking street on Soi BAAC and a Miss Chinese pageant. A competition of beautiful Chinese lanterns will also be held as well as competition of parades of the shrines of Chinese gods.

Tourists will also be treated with shows from dancing troupes from several China’s cities, including the dancing troupe from Luoyang, the dancing troupe from Fujian, kangfu show from Tianjin and a show of the Hangchow aerobatics team.

Ayutthaya’s neighboring province will also have a spectacular Chinese New Year celebration on February 19, 20 and 21. The event will be called the 7th Amazing Heavenly Dragon and it will be held at the Heavenly Dragon Museum near the city’s shrine. The organizers said the event will also commemorate 40th anniversary of Sino-Thai relationship.