Happy Chinese New Year

Comments Posted on Jan 30, 2012 Posted by Shawn Danker

With Chinese New Year celebrations in full swing, I decided to do a shot photo essay on the festivities going on in Chinatown.

Here's a look at what was seen on the street level around Pagoda Street. Happy Chinese New Year to all our readers.

An ominous guardian greets CNY visitors at Buddha tooth Relic Temple.
A little boy plays with his balloon outside the temple, possibly waiting for his parents to come get him after their prayers.
A chess player formulates his next move while his opponent gingerly awaits his turn.
Who’s the hunter here. The feline or the lady watching the cat?
Some ondeh ondeh to tempt the palate of Chinatown patrons on display in a vendor’s window.
Some new year treats for one lucky person who thinks the price is right.
A peddler stands alone on the street market looking for her next customer. Selling balloons for anyone who wants to buy one.
A vendor takes a moment from selling his roasted chestnuts to read the label of something in his storage area.
Some fortune pineapple talismans for anyone looking to brighten up their homes and usher in some luck for the lunar new year.
Chinese candy are bagged and hung like piñatas at a stall that sells the new year treats.
A solitary vendor watches the crowd, hopping for someone looking to buy a new wallet.
Some shoppers looking to buy some Chinese jelly treats for the lunar new year festivities.
Is she amazed at how cheap the biscuits on sale are…or outraged at how expensive she thinks they are?
Various people who want want to buy mochi for Chinese new year.
“Perhaps a demonstration of my powers is needed?”
The family that shops together stays together.
Domo says hello as he goes bargain hunting in chinatown’s night market.
Chinatown view late at night.
Happy Lunar New Year Everybody.

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