River Hongbao to be held from Feb 1-13

River Hongbao to be held from Feb 1-13

The annual Lunar New Year festival, River Hongbao, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in a big way next year, from February 1 to 13.

Held at The Float@Marina Bay, the event will feature giant lanterns in the form of Singapore landmarks like the Kuan Imm Thong Hood Cho Temple and the Pinnacle@Duxton.

There will also be a Marina Barrage lantern made out of recycled plastic bottles.

Each lantern will be about two to three metres tall.

The event will also have a special Nanjing Pavilion featuring the Chinese city's handicrafts and delicacies.

This follows a memorandum of understanding that was signed with the Nanjing City Government to promote cultural exchange through the 13-day event.

Troupes from Nanjing and Guangdong will also put up cultural performances.

A national integration night will also encourage residents and new immigrants to interact with one another.

Other highlights will include a calligraphy competition and the screening of a short film, "The Reunion Dinner", directed by local talent Anthony Chen.

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-