The Chinese New Year festival is lighting up one city in Northern Thailand. Last night, a large crowd gathered in Nakhon Sawan to watch fireworks, dragon and lion dances, and pole-climbing.
The theme for this year’s Chinese New Year festival in Nakhon Sawan is ‘the dragon flies toward the sky and the flowers bloom.’
The festival along the Chao Phraya riverbank features art and cultural exhibitions, vendors selling local specialities, and other exciting performances and activities.
The New Year celebrations run every night in the city until January 26, Nation Thailand reported. The festivities will culminate on the night of January 24 with the Chao Pho-Chao Mae Pak Nam Pho procession, which is expected to draw over 100,000 visitors.
On January 25, there will be a daytime street procession with dancing…
