‘The word Chingay is from the Hokkien dialect of which the Mandarin equivalent is Zhuang Yi, meaning “the art of masquerade”. The festival began as a neighbourhood parade with only Chinese elements in 1973. Today, the Chingay Parade has evolved to be the grandest street and floats parade in Asia, showcasing the rich, vibrant multiculturalism of Singapore and exciting cultures all over the world’ – from The organizers of this year’s Chingay Parade put up a mini Chingay Parade on two consecutive Sundays at selected sections of Orchard Road, Singapore. I was there at the first preview on Sunday 16 Jan 2011 to capture the vibrancy of the event. The actual Chingay Parade will be held on 11 and 12 Feb 2011 and will feature 88- metre-long Flying Dragons from Xi’an, China.