Crowds throng Chinatown in Singapore as CNY bazaar returns after a two-year hiatus

The Festive Fair is part of the Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebration 2023, which is organised by the Chinatown Festival Committee. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Jan 8 (The Straits Times/ANN): Crowds of people have started streaming into Chinatown as the Festive Fair – the annual Chinese New Year bazaar – is back after a two-year hiatus.

Eager sellers at many of the 280 stalls set up in Smith Street, Pagoda Street, Trengganu Street and Temple Street peddle a medley of festive goods, from Chinese New Year snacks to Chinese sausages.