Posts by tag: chinese new year

11 years ago

LANTERNS FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

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LANTERNS FOR THE CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese lanterns adore the ceiling of SM Ecoland to welcome the Chinese New Year on January 31. The year 2014 signals the Year of the Wooden Horse according to Chinese astrology. (Medel V. Hernani/ davaotoday.com)

11 years ago

NEWS IN PICTURES: NEW SIGNS IN CHINATOWN

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The Davao Chinatown Development Council unveiled a prototype street sign along Monteverde-Lizada featuring Chinese dragons holding durians atop their mouths to symbolize the uniqueness of Davawenyo Chinese. The council will build 60 street signs in the streets of Chinatown until mid-2014. (Tyrone A. Velez/davaotoday.com)

16 years ago

Night Market at Davao Chinatown

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At first I thought the white car (brand name: Cherry) displayed on the right side of Bangoy street at the Davao Chinatown night market was a prize for patrons. It turned out that it was up for sale.

A few steps away, women handed out flyers. It took a moment for me to notice that the large picture frame was not a painting but a picture of a clubhouse. The women were real estate brokers selling subdivision lots. Now I hadn’t seen that in any of the countrys night markets.Read on.