In Macau, a huge number of neighborhood inhabitants joined with visitors from around the globe on Monday night to observe Chinese New Year by overcoming irregular rain to watch an extraordinary parade including 688 entertainers and 14 coasts. As indicated by a report from neighborhood radio and TV supporter Teledifusao De Macau, the Parade For Celebrating The Year Of The Rooster was composed by the Macau Government Tourism Office in association with the Macau Civic And Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macau Sports Bureau and Macau Cultural Affairs Bureau and saw 688 entertainers and 14 drifts venture to every part of the 1.3 miles along Avenue Dr Sun Yat-Sen from the Macau Science Center to the Macau Tower. “We will continue to enhance the scale of events Macau has so as to attract a more diversified visitor base and we also hope there will be more public participation for events like this,” Helena De Senna Fernandes said.
“I was a little worried about the rain because of my children,” one unnamed bystander told Teledifusao De Macau, which added that city officials had operated a shuttle bus service that allowed spectators from around the city to make their way to the parade route for free. “I wish there was an awning or tarp to cover us.”
The celebrations also incorporated a show highlighting nearby entertainers Ari, Alan Tse, Viviana Lo and C AllStar alongside Hong Kong-based couple Fred and Joyce Cheng while the whole issue was communicate live on monster screens over the city and additionally over the world including to the United States, Australia, Singapore and Canada by means of TVB Satellite TV. “This is my first time in Macau,” another unnamed spectator told Teledifusao De Macau. “The atmosphere is very lively and I wanted to see how Macau celebrates the Chinese New Year.”
