Chinatown - Light up

Tonight, Chinatown will be light up. Took some photos of Chinese New Year decorations during daytime.

This year, Chinese New Year falls on 26 Jan 2008, it arrives much earlier than Li Chun which falls on 4 Feb 2009. Technically, the year of Ox will only starts on 4 Feb 2009 not 26 Jan 2009.

Anyway, let's hope that year of Ox will bring us good luck.

Mr Ox and Miss Cow, sitting on a platform.

Mr Ox with open arms, welcome year of Ox?

Another 2 cheerful Ox.

A happy Ox family.

Usher to year of Ox.

Where are the people? Usually, Chinatown is flooded with shoppers buying Chinese New Year stuffs during this period of time, and most likely you would have to squeeze your way through the pathway, unlike this photo there are so much clearance space to walk about. Guess what time did I take this photo?

Two lions dancing happily.

Tonight, the whole stretch of street is going to be light up.

Wondering will there be firecracker tonight?

The famous Indian temple in Chinatown. Is a tourist location, everyday bounds to have tourists visiting the temple.

How would you translate the above Chinese characters, Niu Chuan Qian Kun into English?

The translation I got from http://sg.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt is "The cow passes on the universe." To verify the whole translation is correct. Let's break up the whole phrase of Chinese characters;

Niu 牛 is Cow

Chuan 传 is passes on

Qian Kun 乾坤 is Heaven and Earth or Yang and Yin or universe.

So the translation is correct? Maybe someone can advise me?

I like the above Chinese Character, Xin Fu Wan Sui, it means Happiness long live!