The Lunar New Year is coming to an end. And for the last bog on this topic, I would write about the River Hong Bao held at the Floating Platform next to the Esplanade. The picture on the left showed the entrance to the event.
One of the key exhibits at the event would be the 12 zodiacs. Being Year of the Snake, the biggest statue was dedicated to it.
River Hong Bao is an annual event celebrating the Lunar New Year. Besides the static display, there would be performances and also food stalls. Photo showed the performing stage but I did not catch the performance.
And of course, the biggest attraction would be the God of Fortune.
This year, Lee Foundation sponsored a mural on fishes. In Chinese,
nian nian you yu, literarlly means "every year has fish", which sounds like "every year has abundance". In Mandarin, "fish" has the same pronounciation as "surplus" or "abundance".
While we have abundance of fishes, the pandas seemed to be under nourished.
River Hong Bao has been held many years and it seemed to need a break through. I felt that the food stalls need to be present in a more creative way, as part of the visitors' experience. In addition to the main presentation stage, there could be secondary stages or roving performers to create more interaction and excitement. Here's to next year's event.
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