SINGAPORE: Young Chinese are stepping into the Halloween spirit by ditching standard spooky garb as witches, zombies and vampires, as a substitute taking to the streets as their favourite celebrities, web memes and homegrown manufacturers.
In latest years, the celebration of Halloween has develop into more and more fashionable in lots of elements of Asia.
In China, younger party-goers and trick-or-treaters have been seen exhibiting off their individuality and creativity by their costumes.
A brave alternative (or not), that of a person dressed as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who sparked applause on the Internet. He was ultimately taken away by the police.
Another inventive customized was a partygoer’s choice to go for Chinese tech big Huawei’s new Mate XT cellphone. The cellphone was launched simply hours after Apple unveiled its new iPhone in China in September. Its triple design has develop into a preferred meme in China, with many netizens evaluating it to an emperor’s memorial scroll, which additionally unfolds in the identical manner.
Despite the heavy police presence in Shanghai, the same old superheroes, villains and monsters have been out in full power in Zhongshan Park, together with fashionable Japanese anime characters.
This yr, non secular figures have been additionally a subject that raised issues amongst native authorities. A person dressed as Jesus and one other partygoer in a Buddha costume have been seen taken away by cops.
