Chinese New Year Celebrations
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Chinese New Year in London is one of the most spectacular in the West with over 300,000 people taking part in the celebrations across the capital last year. This year, the Year of the Dragon, Chinese New Year falls on 23rd January 2012 but the London celebrations are on 29th January. Festivities begin at 10am with the parade which passes through Chinatown, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Rupert Street, reaching its final destination of Trafalgar Square at 12pm. An official opening ceremony then takes place in the square with speeches from special guests including Boris Johnson and the Chinese Ambassador to London, Mr. Liu Xiaoming. Once officially opened, the real celebrations kick off with Dragon dancing, music and performances on the Trafalgar Square stage from 12pm to 6pm. A second stage on Shaftesbury Avenue, also open from 12pm to 6pm, hosts performances from local community groups and schools. Join the throng in a stall-covered Chinatown for fun and firecrackers on and around Gerrard Street and Lisle Street where there are impromptu parties, food stalls and lion dancing.About Trafalgar Square
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