Chingay Parade 妆艺大游行

Singapore - Chinatown

新加坡 – 牛车水

The word Chingay is equivalent to the Mandarin word 妆艺 (zhuangyi) which means the art of costume and masquerade in the Hokkien dialect.

“Chingay” 这个词是福建方言中的妆艺，意思是服装艺术和面具舞会。

The Chingay Parade started in 1973 as a street parade to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

妆艺大游行于1973年开始作为庆祝农历新年的街头游行。

Since then, it has evolved into an annual iconic event that showcases Singapore’s rich and unique multi-ethnic and cosmopolitan cultures.

从那时起，它已发展成为一个年度标志性活动，展示了新加坡丰富而独特的多元民族和国际都市文化。

The first formal Chingay Parade in Singapore was mooted by our founding Prime Minister the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

新加坡首次正式的妆艺大游行是由已故建国总理李光耀先生提出。

The annual event is characterised by vibrant performers in elaborates costumes from different ethnicity, cultures and backgrounds from all around the world.

一年一度的活动的特点是充满活力的表演者，精心制作来自世界各地不同种族、文化和背景的服装，道具、建筑和文化表演。

The temporary "backstage", the performers are getting ready to perform on stage.

临时的“后台”，表演者正准备上台表演。