China News Service, August 29. According to Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", there are still two weeks before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Singapore's Chinatown resumes physical activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival after two years. Nearby businesses hope that the event will drive people and make Chinatown. Recreate the lively scene of the festival.
The theme of the 2022 Chinatown Autumn Festival is "Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with a Full Moon", which means family reunion.
Singapore's Minister of Communications and Information and Second Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Yang Liming, presided over the lighting ceremony as the guest of honor on the 26th, officially kicking off a series of activities.
In her speech, she said that this year's theme expressed the joy of being together with family and friends, and she hoped to share the joy of the festive season with other races and foreign tourists, thereby promoting Singapore's multiculturalism.
In 2022, the lighting will span Xinqiao Road, South Bridge Road, Yu Dongxuan Street, and extend to the upper section of Cross Street for the first time. Each street will be equipped with moon cakes and lanterns designed by Jade Rabbit. Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere.
It is reported that in addition to the market and live performances, Chinatown celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival by launching a food court for the first time, turning Smith Street into a lively food street.
To appeal to the younger public, the food street will have 16 stalls selling delicacies from multiple regions.
A series of activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival will run until September 25, and every weekend from September 27 to September 10, there will also be stage performances at Chinatown Square, as well as the popular lantern painting competition.