BANGKOK, 12 February 2015 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will be holding Chinese New Year festivities in the capital city’s China town on February 19 and 20 in celebration of the year of the goat.
Amorn Kitchawengkul, deputy governor of Bangkok, announced that Bangkok City Hall’s Samphanthawong district office will co-host the festivities with the Yaowarat Chinese New Year committee. During February 19 and 20, the entire Yaowarat Rd. in China Town will be lined with decorations made in the shape of the goat. Celebratory activities during the two days will take place between midday and midnight.
On the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 60th birthday anniversary, Bangkok City Hall is building a landmark at China Town to display the less-seen pictures taken of Her Royal Highness during official visits to China. The exhibition will showcase the warm relations between Thailand and the People’s Republic of China. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will inaugurate the festivities on February 19th, and the public are invited to receive the princess by arriving at the Odeon roundabout by 4 p.m.
Some of the attractions at the event include art and cultural displays from ten Chinese provinces, four zones that allow visitors to experience mock-ups of palace life in the old days of China, and a large variety of food stalls that will line the entire Yaowarat Rd.
The road will be closed to motor vehicles from midnight of February 17 until 6am on February 21.
