Chinese New Year celebration held in downtown Yangon

Dragon dance at the "Splendid Chinatown" New Year's celebration in Yangon, Myanmar on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, Hong Liang, visiting the funfair at the Chinese New Year's celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Hong Liang (second from left), Honorary Chairman of Myanmar's National League for Democracy, Tin Oo (second from right), and Yangon Region Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein (far right) at the opening of "Splendid Chinatown" New Year's celebration in Yangon on Saturday, January 28 [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

"Splendid Chinatown" New Year's celebration attracts thousands of locals and foreign tourists to downtown Yangon, on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

"Wheel of fortune" is pictured at the Chinese New Year's celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Yangon locals posing for pictures with "Golden Rooster" at the Chinatown celebration held in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Visitors pose for the "Year of the Rooster" at the Chinese New Year's celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 28. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]