TAKE A TOUR TO CHINA TOWN @ SINGAPORE - LUNAR NEW YEAR 2021 | 牛车水新春风光

Hello everybody!
This year we had experienced an unusual Lunar New Year. In the blink of an eye, today is the fifteenth year, the Lantern Festival. Last two weeks, on New Year’s Eve, my family and I went shopping in Chinatown to buy New Year goods. What is different from previous years that everyone wears mask. Every store has to scan the QR code, ‘Trace Together’ or write down the name and ID to enter the store. The Lunar New Year under the pandemic is definitely not as convenient, relaxed and comfortable as before.

大家好！元宵节快乐！
今年我们度过了一个不一样的新年。一眨眼，今天已经是年十五，元宵节了。上两个星期，新年前夕，我和家人到牛车水逛街买年货。和往年不一样的是大家都带上了口罩，每间店面都得要扫描QR code，或是写名字和身份证才可以进入。疫情之下的新年的确没有以往那么方便，轻松和自在。

Fortunately, I am working in Singapore where the pandemic has been under control, and achieve 0 daily new cases. The government here is not slack at all. It is cautiously opening up the economy and activities, greatly reducing group activities, to stop the spread of the virus. Today I will take you on a tour of Chinese New Year decoration in Singapore’s Chinatown this year to see how the New Year is celebrated here.

还好是在新加坡工作，这里的疫情已经受控制，每日0新增确诊人数。这里的政府一点也不松懈，小心翼翼的开放经济和活动，大大减少群聚活动，何止病毒蔓延。
今天带你们游一游今年新加坡牛车水的新年装饰，看看这里庆祝新年的情况。

As soon as I arrived in Chinatown, I saw a large Golden Ox lighting. Because this year is Ox Year in Chinese Calender. We can see many Ox decoration surrounding us. The wind wheel was next to the Golden Ox, it seemed to be turning the bad into good fortune. Hopefully every bad thing in 2020 will be turned away and pandemic will end in 2021 and welcoming brand new 2021 New Year.

一到牛车水,我就看到一只很大的金牛灯饰，还在风轮在金牛旁边，看起来是带着牛转乾坤的意思，祈愿把2020一切不好的转开，疫情结束，迎接美好的2021年的到来。

Continue walking, I came to a beautiful and solemn temple on South Bridge Road, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. Red lanterns were hanging along the walkways both sides of Temple which is also a good spot for photographers to capture the temple scenery.

走着走着，我来到位于South Bridge Road的一座美丽庄严的寺庙，佛牙寺。整齐的红色灯笼高高挂在寺庙的两旁走道，这里也是摄影爱好者捕捉景色的好地方。

Because of the pandemic, public places must be comply with safety measures, so the temple only open one gate to facilitate the public to enter and use trackers and keep social distancing. Facing South Bridge Road, there are lights on both sides of the temple to welcome Lunar New Year.

因为疫情，所有的公众场所都得遵守防疫安全措施，所以寺庙只开放一个大门方便大众进入和使用追踪器以及其他防疫措施。
面向South Bridge Road寺庙两旁都有迎接新年的灯饰。

From Buddha Tooth Relic Temple walked to Pagoda Street, there are many stalls on both sides of the road are closed. Not as good as the previous crowds and stalls on the Chinatown Street selling all kinds of food and goods. Now it is indeed deserted a lot and the business is really losing to the pandemic.

从佛牙寺走向宝塔街，路上两旁很多摊位都关闭。不如以往牛车水街上满满的人潮和五花八门的摊位售卖各式各样的美食及物品，现在的确冷清了许多，生意真的不敌疫情。

Getting closer to the subway station on Pagoda Street, people began to see crowds. As Singapore enters the 3rd stage, the number of dine-in restaurants has also increased to maximum 8 people.

越来越接近宝塔街的地铁站，开始看到人潮。因为新加坡进入第三阶段，餐馆堂食的人数也增加最多到8人。

Walked to Pagoda Street near to the MRT station, there are more and more people. There are also several security guards to maintain social distancing from the public.

走到离地铁站不远的宝塔街上，人潮越来越多。还有几位保安人员维持公众的社交距离。

This shop has strong Chinese New Year’s feel, and the red decoration has attracted many customers. But the owner must limit the number of people in the store, so business is not easy to do.

这间店好有新年的feel，红彤彤的装饰吸引了不少顾客。但是店主必须限定店里的人数，所以生意也是不好做。