Bangkok ( People's Daily) - Bangkok held a big Chinese New Year celebration on Sunday in Chinatown at Yaowarat Road, extending New Year wishes for health, wealth and prosperity in the Year of the Rabbit.

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Thailand Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn greeted attendees in a prerecorded video, expressing her most sincere and warmest wishes on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.

Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said, “ As we celebrate this most joyous Chinese New Year, we also honor 48 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China - a momentous occasion in itself. ”

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Yang Xin, charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy added, “Each year, Thailand stages one of the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside of China, and it is a wonderful occasion in which our two countries come together in the spirit of ongoing friendship and cooperation.”

The official ceremony included cultural performances, dragon dances and a concert by the band Paper Planes.

Chinese New Year 2023 celebrations also took place in other parts of Thailand with high-level official attendance and cultural performances from China.

(Compiled by Li Baijia, Li Yuanxin, Zhao Yichun and Jing Chaoping)

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