Ushering in the Chinese New Year, a grand outdoor celebration event-“Parade for Celebration of the Year of the Monkey” has been planned for the third day (10 February) and sixth day (13 February) of the Lunar New Year.
The annual event features a fabulous float parade alongside over 1,000 performers, splendid fireworks, a local display of floats and so forth. Readyto live broadcast the event through TV channels and on LED screens at a totalof nine locations, the Macao Government Tourism Office hopes to fill the citywith festive joy and celebrate Spring Festival with local residents andtourists from around the world.
At the same time, TDM and Macao Cable TV willlive broadcast the Parade and record the show for subsequent broadcast; aspecial program about the Parade will be also broadcasted on Jade TV.This year, the whole Parade will revolve around a story about the Monkey King, a famous character in a Chinese classical novel.
The 14 floats in the Parade will be showcased at Sai Van Lake Square and TapSeac Square during 10 – 13 February and 13 – 21 February respectively. Thefloats will be brightened up with illuminations to allow photo opportunities.
