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The 5 best places to celebrate Chinese New Year

January 31, 2014 by Travelbllgr 2 Comments

Chinese New Year begins on 30 January 2014 (Chinese New Year’s Eve) and runs until 13 February 2014 (Lantern Festival), so I thought I’d share with you 5 of the best places to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

1. Hong Kong

Hong Kong loves to celebrate with fireworks and lasers at the waterfront. Head to Victoria Harbour on 1 February 2014 at 8pm (earlier to get a good spot) to see the fantastic pyrotechnic display!

Chinese New Year Firework Display, Hong Kong
Chinese New Year Firework Display, Hong Kong (source)

2. Singapore

Celebrations are centered around Kreta Ayer Square in China Town – head there in the evening to see fire eaters, lion dancers, and the female dance troupes. Celebrations last for 15 days across the festive period.

Chinese New Year, China Town, Singapore
Chinese New Year, China Town, Singapore (Source)


 


3. San Francisco

San Francisco is home to the vibrant Chinatown area and hold a famous Chinese New Year parade every year. This year it is being held on Saturday 15th February 2014 and you should get your spot on the pavement early for a good view. The parade starts on Market Street at 5:15pm and runs up Kearny Street to Columbus.

Chinese New Year, San Francisco
Chinese New Year, San Francisco (Source)

4. London

The Chinese New Year celebrations in London may be the biggest outside of Asia. London’s Chinatown is filled with food stalls and fireworks erupt across the city. This year the main celebrations are taking place on 2 February 2014, and the celebrations kick off with a New Year’s Parade that passes along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. The party will then be officially ‘opened’ in Trafalgar Square at midday where they’ll be a plethora of performances from various artists.

Chinatown, London, UK
Chinatown, London (Source)

5. Beijing

Many Chinese will celebrate at home with a traditional family dinner on 30 January 2014, and then head onto the streets to let off fireworks and Chinese firecrackers. Also, over the period there are many fairs and festivities held at temples across the cities.

Chinese Lanterns in Beijing
Chinese Lanterns in Beijing (Source)

Filed Under: Inspiration, Pre Departure Tagged With: 2014, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Festival, Lunar Festival, New Year

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  1. Agness says

    October 9, 2015 at 10:51 am

    Hong Kong is one of the best places for the New Year. All of these breath-taking shows followed by firework performance, soo breath-taking!
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    • Travelbllgr says

      October 12, 2015 at 10:07 pm

      Yes! I love Hong Kong.. I was there probably 7 years ago now for NY and watched fireworks over the harbour

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