The Chinatown of Yangon in Myanmar is bustling with people selling and buying festive items to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon.

Many stalls have been selling red banners, lanterns, snacks, red envelopes, and candies in the Chinatown market.

"I bought incense, joss paper, gold and silver foil to honour ancestors and traditional snacks will be bought on the actual day," Soe Lin Tun, a 36-year-old shopper in Chinatown, told Xinhua New Agency.

Khant Ko Ko, a 22-year-old sales staff of Royal Trading store, told Xinhua, "At our shop, the stickers and hongbao are the most popular items. Sales are good on Lunar New Year's Day, so I'll spend the day selling stuff."

Khin Khin Aye, a shopper in Chinatown, said, "I bought gold and silver papers, necessary items to pay respect to ancestors and decorations. The New Year will be celebrated with my family happily cooking various foods, decorating red banners at my home and doing good deeds on that day."

"We buy the items in advance before the actual day because if we buy the things late, we won't be able to buy the things we want," she said.

Some people from far away come to buy the things in Chinatown market where a variety of traditional Chinese New Year items are available, she added.

STORY: Chinatown in Yangon bustling with festive hustling as Chinese New Year approaches
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:39
LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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STORYLINE:

Chinatown of Yangon in Myanmar is bustling with people selling and buying festive items to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dragon, which falls on Feb. 10.

Many stalls have been selling red banners, various styles of lanterns, snacks, hongbao (red envelope), and candies in Chinatown market.

"I bought incense, joss paper, gold and silver foil to honor ancestors and traditional snacks will be bought on the actual day," Soe Lin Tun, a 36-year-old shopper at the Chinatown, told Xinhua.

Chinese people are happy on Lunar New Year's Day. Most people love the Year of the Dragon because it is powerful, he said.

Khant Ko Ko, a 22-year-old sales staff of Royal Trading store, told Xinhua, "At our shop, the stickers and hongbao are the most popular items. Sales are good on Lunar New Year's Day, so I'll spend the day selling stuff."

Khin Khin Aye, a shopper at Chinatown, said, "I bought gold and silver papers, necessary items to pay respect to ancestors and decorations. The New Year will be celebrated with my family happily cooking various foods, decorating red banners at my home and doing good deeds on that day."

"We buy the items in advance before the actual day because if we buy the things late, we won't be able to buy the things we want," she said.

Some people from far away came to buy the things in Chinatown market where a variety of traditional Chinese New Year items are available, she added.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanmar.
(XHTV)