Gong xi Fa Cai!
Kung Hei Fat Choy! Li Qiang Wushu dancers and several other groups have been busy making the rounds of Chinese business communities as early as mid-January for prosperity, happiness, and good luck.
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Enter the Water Dragon
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
On the first day of the Year of the Water Dragon, Binondo, Manila became the scene of a huge party filled with street performers and lion dancers and dragons of all shapes, colors and sizes gyrating to the beat of drummers.
A guide to Chinatown’s food scene as the Dragon Year begins
Text and photos by VINCENT GO
THE Chinese New Year is considered the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar. The first day of the Lunar New Year falls on Monday, Jan. 23, which has been declared a public holiday. This means it’s going to be a long weekend, the perfect time for ordinary citizens to get a chance to visit Manila’s Chinatown and join the celebrations.
