The restaurants in Chinatown have employed hundreds of additional staff to get ready for the influx of Chinese tourists. They estimate that this Sundays celebration will be bigger than last year.
More Chinese tourists than last year
Flight data from analyst ForwardKeys shows that bookings from China to the UK for this month are almost double that for the same month last year.
Lawrence Lee, a Spokesperson for the London Chinatown Chinese Association said: “We’re in a golden age of relations between China and the UK. China is becoming richer, and tourists from the country are coming to London and bringing money in.
So shops and hotels in Chinatown and around the area, have taken on more staff to cater for all of them.”
Theresa May’s visit to China earlier this month have given a huge boost to interest in visiting the UK, according to tourism chiefs.
Chinese visitors spend an average of £1,972. This is more than three times the average for foreign tourists. This Sunday, bosses at the New West End Company predict that £32m will be spent over this New Year period.
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Chinese New Year History
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is the most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar.
It is a celebration of the start of a New Moon and Spring.
Red lanterns are traditionally hung to mark the occasion.
Red lanterns made in China
Next year, the new year will start on 5 February, so the celebrations will be slightly earlier than they are this year.
In this tradition, each year is named after one of twelve animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac.
The next time it will be the year of the dog is 2030, as this is in 12 years’ time.
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The restaurants in Chinatown have employed hundreds of additional staff to get ready for the influx of Chinese tourists. They estimate that this Sundays celebration will be bigger than last year.
More Chinese tourists than last year
Flight data from analyst ForwardKeys shows that bookings from China to the UK for this month are almost double that for the same month last year.
Lawrence Lee, a Spokesperson for the London Chinatown Chinese Association said: “We’re in a golden age of relations between China and the UK. China is becoming richer, and tourists from the country are coming to London and bringing money in.
So shops and hotels in Chinatown and around the area, have taken on more staff to cater for all of them.”
Theresa May’s visit to China earlier this month have given a huge boost to interest in visiting the UK, according to tourism chiefs.
Chinese visitors spend an average of £1,972. This is more than three times the average for foreign tourists. This Sunday, bosses at the New West End Company predict that £32m will be spent over this New Year period.
Credit:
Chinese New Year History
Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year is the most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar.
It is a celebration of the start of a New Moon and Spring.
Red lanterns are traditionally hung to mark the occasion.
Red lanterns made in China
Next year, the new year will start on 5 February, so the celebrations will be slightly earlier than they are this year.
In this tradition, each year is named after one of twelve animals, which feature in the Chinese zodiac.
