In Pictures: Chinatown kicks off Mid-Autumn celebrations with dancers and fireworks
Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam officiated the opening ceremony for Mid-Autumn festivities at Chinatown on Sunday (Sept 13). There were drone lanterns and dance performances culminating with fireworks. This year's theme for the annual light-up is A Golden Jubilee Mid-Autumn.
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New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street were closed to traffic on Sunday night for the opening celebrations, which included performances by Singaporean and overseas troupes.
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A total of 2,300 lanterns lined the streets of Chinatown for the annual light-up. The centrepiece is a 12m-tall Merlion lantern, facing Upper Cross Street, which is designed by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts students and produced by a team of craftsmen from China.
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Dancers from Wildfire Entertainment & Performing Arts Association of Singapore performing in the second of eight acts titled A Tropical Shower In Singapore, which incorporates water elements as props.
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Dancers from Wildfire Entertainment & Performing Arts Association of Singapore, aged between 18 and 30, were among the many young performers who were involved in this year's Mid-Autumn festival celebrations.
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Young students, aged between seven and 16, performing the opening act A Golden Jubilee Mid-Autumn Festival. The street performances featured landmarks such as the iconic old Toa Payoh playground as well as campaign mascots like Singa the Courtesy Lion and Water Wally that mark the key milestones in Singapore's history.
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The dancers include students from schools such as Bukit Panjang Primary School, among others.
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Fireworks light up the skies above Chinatown at the launch of the Mid-Autumn Festival light-up and opening ceremony on Sunday.
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