One of the places in Singapore that celebrates the Chinese New Year in a big way is the Gardens by the Bay. It makes sense to celebrate the Chinese New Year in the Gardens because apart from being the number one tourist attraction in Singapore, the Gardens is big enough to accommodate the various activities like stage performances, carnival games, amusement rides, trade stalls, food street and the attractive lantern displays. Tourists visiting the Gardens will also have an opportunity to join in the celebration.
Decors at one of the entry points.
The twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. Each animal takes turns presiding over the years in a twelve year-cycle. The coming year, starting tomorrow, will be the Year of the Snake! I think whoever was installing the lanterns did not know the sequence of the animals in the Zodiac – unless they intentionally meant it this way, for whatever reason.
A stage for live performances by local artistes, and overseas performance troupe from Yunnan, China. Looking towards the stage is the God of Prosperity.
More lanterns and decors. They were still barricaded. I had intended to wait till dark to see them lit up. But, they were not ready.
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I was down there on Monday to see how the decorations, particularly the lanterns, are like this year. Unfortunately, work was still in progress and the displays were not quite ready. I guess the recent rainy spell had delayed work on setting up the display.
This is this year’s centerpiece display in the dragonfly lake.
You can click on the picture for a better view.
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