Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong
Join in the vibrant Chinese New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong. The New Year Night Parade hits Tsim Sha Tsui East on the Kowloon peninsula with a cavalcade of colourful floats, dragon dancers and performers from all over the world.
On Chinese New Year's Day the decorated floats, performers, street entertainers, music and dance make their way through the Tsim Sha Tsui district, festooned in its finest garb, against the striking backdrop of Victoria Harbour. Skyscrapers are bedecked in thousands of glittering lights and you'll see a spectacular variety of seasonal symbols which confer good fortune and happiness, while the sounds of Kung Hei Fat Choy and other warm wishes reverberate through the streets.
The next day, glittering fireworks over Victoria Harbour welcome the forthcoming lunar year which, in 2010, is the year of the tiger.
Unlike western festivities, the Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong extend beyond the New Year's Day parade. There's also a Chinese New Year Fiesta, running for a week after the parade, which sees Tsim Sha Tsui, the New World Centre and the Avenue of Stars filled with stage performances, colourful costumes and street markets.
There are also amazing flower displays all over the city at this time. Don't miss the vivid Flower Markets in Victoria and Fa Hui parks, where kumquat trees, peach blossoms and tangerine plants fill the air with sweet scents.
Related Information
Website: Events and Festivals on the Hong Kong Tourism Board Website
| Venue Information: | Tsim Sha Tsui |
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| Directions: | MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsim Sha Tsui is on the tip of the stunning Kowloon peninsula and can also be reached by taking the Star Ferry from Central. |
| Other Information: | Tsim Sha Tsui |
| Website: | China Internet Information Centre Website |
| Name: | Hong Kong Tourism Board |
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| Location: | |
| Address: | 9-11/F Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Rd, North Point, Hong Kong |
| Email: | info@www.hkta.org |
| Phone: | +852 2807 6543 / +852 2508 1234 or +44 (0) 20 7533 7100 (in the UK) |
| Fax: | +852 2806 0303 |
| Name: | Hong Kong Tourism Board |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Address: | 9th-11th Floor, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Rd, North Point, Hong Kong. |
| Email: | info@discoverhongkong.com |
| Phone: | +852 2807 6543 |
| Fax: | +852 2806 0303 |
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| Location: | China |
| Name: | China National Tourism Administration |
| Location: | China |
| Address: | 9A Jianguomennei Ave, Beijing 100740, China |
| Email: | webmaster@cnta.gov.cn |
| Phone: | +86 (0) 10 6520 1114 |
| Fax: | +86 (0) 10 6512 2096 |
