Chinese new year in Chinatown

It's Chinese new year once again, and the Year of the Metal Rabbit is upon us... this year is supposed to be good for most, but not for all though especially people born under the year of the chicken and also the year of the rabbit, so be careful of your health and take care of yourself, travel less if possible.  Now let me show you CHINATOWN as captured by my lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Our dear Mayor Alfredo Lim marches on to celebrate the Chinese New Year

 

 

Here is a video of the Lion dance troupe of my uncle in Chinatown

Happy Chinese New Year to all!!!

Welcoming the Year of the Metal Rabbit

This year we welcome the year of the metal rabbit, some say this is a good year others say no.  But to say the least it is still a start of the new year, so let me show the sights around Chinatown, the place I call my home.

Ongpin Street, is the center of Chinatown in Binondo, where you would feel like you have been transported  to Hong Kong or Taiwan or even China.  Chinatown in the Philippines dated back as early as the early 1940's and became more productive after WWII.  Since then Chinatown has blossomed to become the  central business district of Manila and  where good food and people meet.  Many food finds can be tasted here as such that there has even Binondo walk tours with many food finds led by Mr. Carlos Celdran for one.