"Year of Monkey" festivities lightened up Macao

(FINANCIALEXPRESS)TheMacaoGovernmentTouristOffice(MGTO)preparedacolourfulrangeoffestivecelebrationsforvisitorsandresidentstoenjoyindifferentlocaldistrictsincludingeventslikethe“ParadeofGiganticGoldenDragon”

FestivejoylivenedupMacaoastheYearofMonkeyarrived.ChineseNewYearisanimportanttraditionalfestivalinChineseculture.TheMacaoGovernmentTouristOffice(MGTO)preparedacolourfulrangeoffestivecelebrationsforvisitorsandresidentstoenjoyindifferentlocaldistrictsincludingeventslikethe“ParadeofGiganticGoldenDragon”,“ParadeforCelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkey”,and“Valentine’sDayFantasia2016–TheFairytaleofLights”.

LastyearMacaowelcomedover30millionvisitors.DuringSpringFestivalholidays,agreatnumberofvisitorsvisitMacaofromthemainlandandneighbouringregions.VisitorsofdifferentnationalitiesalsochoosetovisitMacaoduringthistimeoftheyeartoexperiencetheambienceofChineseSpringFestival.

A238-metre-longgoldendragonledaparadeacrossmajortouristspotsanddemonstratedvigorousmovesaccompaniedbyvibrantyounglions.TheirlivelyperformancebestowedwishesthatMacaowillencountermyriadopportunitiesandachieveremarkabledevelopmentsintheYearofMonkey.TheChinesezodiacanimal“Monkey”symboliseswisdomandauspiciousness,inspiringMacaoresidentstoembracenewchallengeswithwisdomandcreativity,andworktogetherforabrighterfutureofMacao.

Asanotherhighlight,theeightperformancegroupsforthe“ParadeforCelebrationoftheYearoftheMonkey”fromdifferentcountriesandregionsgaveaperformanceatvarioustouristspotsonthefirstandseconddayofLunarNewYear.

Thisyear,theparaderevolvedaroundastoryabouttheMonkeyKing,afamouscharacterinaChineseclassicalnovel.Amultimediaopeningshowkickedofftheparadeforthefirsttimewithanextravaganzaoflightand3Deffects.Similartolastyear’sshow,famousHongKongsingersandcelebrityhostswereinvitedtotheparade.AfireworksshowtookplaceonthethirdnightofLunarNewYear.