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Jan 4, 2010
Bigger, brighter, longer
<!-- by line --> By Jessica Lim
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> THIS YEAR's River Hongbao to mark the Lunar New Year will open longer and feature more performances, with nine days of festivities from Feb 12. The event's 24th edition will start from noon to 11.30pm on most nights except on Feb 13 - the eve of Chinese New Year, when festivities will go on until 1am to usher in the Year of the Tiger. Last year's festivities started at 6 pm. The annual show will also be brighter, with 88 lantern design sets, some towering as tall as 18 metres and featuring traditionally popular lanterns like the God of Fortune and unique ones made of sugar and ceramic spoons. 'The idea is the wow the crowds with the lanterns that are on a much bigger scale than other years,' said the chairman of the organising committee, Mr Liang Eng Hwa, MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. 'There will be lights, culture and tradition, as well as all kinds of food and activities. It is meant for the people, so we hope everyone can come down.' Other new additions: a Chinese handicraft street featuring activities like palm weaving and sugar painting, a Sichuan food street with chefs flown in specially from Chengdu in western China, as well as an amusement park with bumper cars and a mini-ferris wheel. The free event at the Marina Bay floating platform is expected to draw at least 300,000 people. On five days, buses will provide free rides - from community centres around the island to the River Hongbao site for those who have registered.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 4, 2010
Bigger, brighter, longer
<!-- by line --> By Jessica Lim
<!-- end by line -->
<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> THIS YEAR's River Hongbao to mark the Lunar New Year will open longer and feature more performances, with nine days of festivities from Feb 12. The event's 24th edition will start from noon to 11.30pm on most nights except on Feb 13 - the eve of Chinese New Year, when festivities will go on until 1am to usher in the Year of the Tiger. Last year's festivities started at 6 pm. The annual show will also be brighter, with 88 lantern design sets, some towering as tall as 18 metres and featuring traditionally popular lanterns like the God of Fortune and unique ones made of sugar and ceramic spoons. 'The idea is the wow the crowds with the lanterns that are on a much bigger scale than other years,' said the chairman of the organising committee, Mr Liang Eng Hwa, MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. 'There will be lights, culture and tradition, as well as all kinds of food and activities. It is meant for the people, so we hope everyone can come down.' Other new additions: a Chinese handicraft street featuring activities like palm weaving and sugar painting, a Sichuan food street with chefs flown in specially from Chengdu in western China, as well as an amusement park with bumper cars and a mini-ferris wheel. The free event at the Marina Bay floating platform is expected to draw at least 300,000 people. On five days, buses will provide free rides - from community centres around the island to the River Hongbao site for those who have registered.
