River Hongbao 2016 春到河畔 Grand Opening and Lighting-Up Ceremony
with Guest of Honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
The Float @ Marina Bay
6 Feb 2016 (Sat), 8pm – 10pm
Pure Talents bilingual emcees Danny Yeo (Yang Junwei) and Tan Li Yi (Chen Liyi) were back to host this annual event the third time round for River Hongbao’s Grand Opening and Lighting-Up Ceremony.
春到河畔2016是由新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会、报业控股华文媒体集团（联合早报/联合晚报/新明日报）、新加坡中华总商会、新加坡旅游局和人民协会联合主办的。亮灯仪式暨开幕礼当晚邀请到我国总理李显龙先生前来主持，与大家一起欢庆“春到河畔”开锣30周年！
The Guest of Honour was Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
这些年来，春到河畔已成为新加坡人在庆祝农历新年时必不可少的一部分。2016年，春到河畔掀开崭新的篇章，主办方精心准备了为期9天的声光与视觉特效大汇演，务必让来宾们享有欢乐难忘的新春体验！
Visitors to River Hongbao 2016 at the Marina Bay floating platform were treated to nine consecutive nights of close-up fireworks, with accompanying music and lights. At this year’s event, a fireworks display of three minutes was held at 9pm every night from Feb 6 to 14, except on Chinese New Year Eve on Feb 7.
At the Appreciation Awards Presentation, Prime Minister Lee gave away tokens to sponsors and a special mention to Programme Director Mr Perng Peck Seng 方百成先生 who has served the organising committee tirelessly for the past 30 years!
River Hongbao was started in 1987 in the hope of attracting Singaporeans who were increasingly travelling overseas during Chinese New Year. This year, in 2016, River Hongbao celebrates its 30th year.
In line with the Year of the Monkey, the decorations and performances included elements of Journey To The West, a classic Chinese story featuring the Monkey God. The Song and Dance Theatre from Nanjing City, China, performed a dance titled The Monkey King. It was one of the overseas performances held at River Hongbao from Feb 6 to 10. From Feb 11 to 14, there were performances put up by local groups, including getai shows and a getai contest. Fringe activities included a photo exhibition, 30 Years Through River Hongbao, curated by the Lianhe Zaobao editorial team from Singapore Press Holdings. As with other years, there were handicraft stalls, and food stalls selling items such as satay, fried Oreo and takoyaki. There were also more than 30 games stalls and amusement rides, including a new walking dinosaur ride.
