Thousands flock to Central Java night market to celebrate Chinese New Year

Local residents walking across the Semawis Imlek Night Market in Central Java held as part of the Chinese New Year celebration here from Friday to Sunday (Nov 19). Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Ahead of Tuesday’s celebration of Chinese New Year, Chinese-Indonesians in Semarang set up the Pasar Imlek Semawis (PIS) night market from Friday to Sunday (Jan 19). Held for the 15th time in the capital city of Central Java, the night market is popular with both ethnic Chinese and Javanese Indonesians.

Thousands visited the market on Friday night.