New York based travel vlogger Jungi Zhang set up a booth in Washington Square Park in Manhattan to help usher in the Chinese New Year — the 2023 Lunar New York.
Up to 10 million people are expected to leave the Chinese capital to visit their families throughout the country, adding to fears of a COVID-19 resurgence in rural areas.
The booth featured three activities for people to participate in: writing down their New Year wishes, hanging those wishes on the red lanterns and picking out a red envelope with Chinese souvenirs inside. "Each year we try to come up with a creative and interactive idea for New Yorkers to learn about our culture," Zhang told Fox News.bringing everyone together.
"But being able to celebrate this with people around the world and feel a sense of home through an event like this warms my heart."
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