Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will
preside over the Bangkok Chinatown Festival 2013 in celebration of Chinese New
Year.
The opening ceremony will be held at 5:00 p.m. on 10
February 2013, which marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year 2013, the Year
of the Snake.
It will take place at the King’s Birthday Celebration
Arch at Odeon Circle on Yaowarat Road. Organized jointly by the Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration and Bangkok’s Chinatown community, the festival
will run for two days, on 10 and 11 February. Traffic will be closed from the
King’s Birthday Celebration Arch to the Chaloem Buri intersection, from 6:00
p.m. on 9 February to 6:00 a.m. on 12 February. Visitors to the festival are
urged to take public transport in order to avoid traffic congestion.
Many joyous activities will be held, such as a lion dance
contest, a food fair, concerts, and cultural shows. One of the highlights will
be a special performance from Tibet, prepared by the Chinese government as a
special gift to promote Thai-Chinese relations. This will be the first time
that Tibetan classical dance has been performed here.
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