We are right about the second week into welcoming the New Year of the Horse. I took time off to capture some sights & sound in the heart of Chinatown at the Chinatown Chinese New Year Market. Managed to wait till the dusk is here when I could showcase the horses in their gallop.
Traditional Chinese households love to hang red and colorful lanterns to decorate their homes.
One of the delicacies you find in these Night markets are the cured meats.
Waxed ducks are typically dishes that are savoured during these season.
The Chinese love their Lap Cheong - otherwise known as cured sausages that are fully infused with spices, used in claypot dishes.
Since this being the Year of The Horse, most of the stalls here ride on the horse bandwagon and retails these horse soft toys for a tidy profit.
The Chinese cannot do without the New Year Cake - a delicacy eaten in slices fried in eggs. The Chinese name for the New Year Cake is Nian Hao which has same pronounciation as the Chinese phrase for yearly promotion, hence it is an auspicious dish to savour at the start of the New Year.
The Chinese believe in decorating their homes with some of the Blossoms such as these below :
Pussy willows, and the entwining bamboo plants believe to bring good fortune to the house.
Decked high are these Chinese New Year cookies sold at the Night markets.
The Chinese love to serve these dried preserved fruits and plums during Chinese New Year to signify : good fortune, prosperity, harmony in the home, etc.
Chinese Couplets are some of the best decor must have in any Chinese Household to welcome the new year.
Dried persimmons are eaten during the Chinese New Year Season.
Melon seeds of various flavors can be found at the Chinese New Year market.
There is a wide assortment of peanuts of several flavors for customer to choose from.
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