Midnight, Chinese New Year Fair
This year we again braved the crowds at the Chinese New Year fair in Victoria Park. Although the fair takes place over several nights, the final night is when the place is at its most intense!
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Instagram cushion? Facebook pillow? CNY Hong Kong 2013!
Each year we brave the masses at the Lunar New Year Flower Market in Victoria Park to check out the scene and see what items are especially popular or cute. As one would imagine, there was all sorts of snake-related merchandise, but the major standout this year were apps!
Trapped! CNY Fair, Victoria Park
At one point, with many of the aisles at a complete standstill, people continued to converge from every side. As the crowd piled up around me, I wiggled my arm free and was able to shoot a quick video to capture the insane sea of people.
Cutest item at this year’s CNY market?
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Welcome Year of the Tiger! (in photos!)
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CNY, family time… for gambling!
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Kickin’ it old school for Chinese New Year!
Last Wednesday I attended a traditional Chinese New Year dinner organized by fashion designer William Tang. The celebration, which he hosts every year, takes…
Happy Chinese New Year!
‘Kung Hei Fat Choy’! It’s Chinese New Year again – the biggest holiday of the year. Yesterday marked the beginning of year of the pig. So how does life change in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year holiday?
Hong Kong’s Christmas lights – a key economic indicator?
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Chinese New Year Fireworks!
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Chinese New Year Lion Dance at Dragon-i!
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New Year Market and Fair, Causeway Bay
Every year there is a huge fair and flower market set up in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. It features hundreds of vendors in…
Chinese New Year Film: The Shopaholics
The most major holiday in Hong Kong is Chinese New Year. It falls on a different day each year, and this is when people…