133 photos of the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool

133 photos of the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool                                                             Yesterday I was in Liverpool for the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations. This year it’s the Year of the Monkey. I’ll start off by making clear what connection it has to Liverpool City Council (as this blog is about public bodies) and first … Continue reading “133 photos of the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool”

133 photos of the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations in Liverpool

                                                           

Yesterday I was in Liverpool for the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations. This year it’s the Year of the Monkey.

I’ll start off by making clear what connection it has to Liverpool City Council (as this blog is about public bodies) and first state the role that Liverpool City Council played in the 2016 Chinese New Year celebrations.

Firstly, there are a series of road closures that they have to get right as a lot of Chinatown in Liverpool and the surrounding roads around it are closed to traffic. There are also extra litter pickers going round.

As you can see from what’s in the background photos below of Great George Square, there are banners up about the City of Liverpool and the Mayor.

There are large crowds that attend, so Merseyside Police have police officers patrolling the crowds.

Transport wise major events like these require a lot of planning too.

The public sector has a huge role in making sure major events like these run smoothly.

I took 133 photos of the 2016 Chinese New Year festivities in Liverpool which you can view below. The photos below have been resized to 500 pixels wide so they display properly on this blog, but you can view the original high-resolution photos in this Flickr album.

Chinese New Year Liverpool 2016 Black-E 7th February 2016 photo 1
Chinese New Year Liverpool 2016 Black-E 7th February 2016 photo 1

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Chinese New Year celebrations 2011, Berry Street, Chinatown, Liverpool

I went to Liverpool today to see the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown. There were many crowds there to watch the entertainment, firecrackers as well as a fun fair and market. Roads such as Berry Street and Great George Street were closed off giving it a carnival feel. Below is a video I recorded of the dragon in Berry Street.

The crowd was nice and friendly. There were plenty of families there. Children were being handed out red envelopes by a guy in costume (see below for a picture). Certainly the Chinese know how to celebrate the New Year in style!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfDMm2NWoaI


Chinese Arch and crowd during Chinese New Year celebrations 2011, Liverpool, England

Person handing out red envelopes during Chinese New Year celebrations 2011, Liverpool, England
Chinese New Year celebrations