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Chinese New Year in Phuket Town - Thailand

Chinese New Year in Phuket Town

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Location: Phuket

TAT Phuket Office - Tel . 076 211 036

Information about Chinese New Year in Phuket Town

Thailand has one of the largest communities of Chinese origin in the world, so it is natural enough that the Chinese New Year will be much celebrated in the country. If the biggest celebration takes place in Bangkok in the Chinatown, Phuket also celebrate it big.

It is also the setting, the old Sino-Portuguese district in Phuket town that makes it an event not to be missed if you are on the Phuket island at that time. Celebrations with the dragon parade and lion dances, firecrackers to ward off the Nian snake demon that ravaged the villages in ancient China but also lanterns, Chinese cultural shows, street stalls selling food ...

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