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250,000 attend New Year Celebrations

Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:00 |

An estimated 250,000 people attended London's Chinese New Year celebrations, which took place on Sunday 21 February.

Crowds watched international Chinese artists perform at Trafalgar Square and saw lions in Chinatown. There were also local Chinese performances at a stage in Shaftesbury Avenue, which became Hong Kong in London Chinatown. A colourful fireworks display closed the festivities in Leicester Square.

Leslie Ng, President of the London Chinatown Chinese Association, which organises the annual celebrations, said: "It was wonderful that people from all communities came out to enjoy London's Chinese New Year celebrations. We have seen in the Year of the Tiger in spectacular style. Kung Hey Fat Choi!"

Photography by Hayley Madden.

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