We went to Chinatown for some crowd jostling... js kidding... we're there to breathe in the atmosphere of the coming Lunar New Year night market... its our yearly event.
We parked our vehicle at Maxwell market & crossed over. First building that greeted us was this temple -
Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. 佛牙寺. Grand opening on 30 May 2007.
Can u see the father & daughter? Hint: orange & yellow.
New year goody: - Chinese steamed sticky cake. 年糕. How did the sticky cake came about? Read about it here
Fireworks for hours of fun.
Spring couplet. 春联. Read about it here
Hundred Chinese Family Surname. 百家姓 Read.
Cute little dragon. Year 2012 is the year of dragon. Read.
Crowd of people doing their new year shopping.
Pussy Willows. 银柳. Read.
God of Wealth. 财神爷
This dragon cost $880. Can u believe it? It comes in a pair with a dragon ball.
Spring flowers. 春花
New Year goodies: Taiwan jelly & muah chee。台湾果冻，麻芝
Another crowd of people along another lane.
Sri Mariamman Temple. Read.
Japanese mochi. Similar to the Taiwan muah chee. 日试麻芝
Of prunes & plums. 话梅, 酸梅, 奶梅等
The evergreen goodies: pineapple tarts, love letters, kueh bangkit, chiku, beehives, crispy mini sambal prawn rolls, almond cookies..
Chinese New Year symbolism = entire unity = sweet. Melon seeds, candied lotus seeds, pine nuts, candied kumquats, peanuts & many others. They called this " Chuan He " - 全合 = 全盒. 瓜子, 糖莲子, 松子, 金子, 长生果.
The different kind of melon seeds. 瓜子
Cured meat - chinese sausages, duck, pork belly, etc. 腊味. Read.
Taking a break from all the walking. It drizzled all of a sudden & everyone rushed for shelter.
Chinese New Year decors.
Pomelos. 柚子. Read.
We ended our walk at Smith Street. Look at the crowd. It was already past 11pm & the hawkers are still busy serving the big crowd
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