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Lion, dragon dance kicks off Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Myanmar's Yangon
Source: Xinhua 2018-02-15 20:04:02
[Editor: huaxia]

YANGON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- A grand lion and dragon dance performed by more than two dozen groups of Myanmar-Chinese opened up the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration here on Thursday, the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

With large traditional drums beating and colorful festive flags flying, the round-the-Chinatown procession, organized by Myanmar Lion and Dragon Dance Federation, began from the heart of Chinatown attracting thousands of spectators.

As in previous years, the marchers paid homage to the Chinatown Guangdong Guanyin (God of Mercy) Temple and Fujian Qingfu Gong Temple with on-the-spot brief performance as they passed by.

The two ancient temples of over a century represent the two largest Chinese temples in the Yangon Chinatown.

At dawn of Thursday, a total of 1,600 monks were offered alms to mark the occasion according to Buddhist culture.

Chinese Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival is being celebrated on a grand scale in Yangon's Chinatown with the support of the regional government and the celebration will be formally inaugurated on Friday morning, the first day of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dog.

According to local Myanmar-Chinese community, Yunnan Natives Association has been set as the main event organizer involving all walks of life to stage performances in the center of the Chinatown.

During the event, Chinese traditional handicrafts and cultural objects will be showcased at booths lined up on the Maha Bandoola Street, the main road of the Chinatown which is being lit by more than 6,000 traditional red lanterns with festive decorations including some archways erected in the main junctions of the road.

A cultural troupe from China's Yunnan Province will join the night show during the festival, the association said.

Assisted by the federation, the local Guangdong Music Band, part of the Guangdong Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will stage a rare performance with songs and dances to be presented by local Myanmar-Chinese singers and dancers on the first night of the new year.

Moreover, more Chinese lion and dragon dance contests, involving 17 lion dance groups and 12 dragon dance groups, will continue on Sin Oh Dan Street

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Xinnian hao!

This is the year of dog they called?
What was it last year? Year of Monkeys?

No, 2016 was the Year of Monkeys, when the incumbent Myanmar government took office.
 
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It is good to see Chinese and anyone else in this Chinese/Lunar New Year are happily celebrating together.

Peace and Happiness in the New Year.
 
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Lion dancers have insanely strong legs, like a horse. The guy at the bottom can jump with another person on top of him.

I think the back guy's lower back muscle is even more impressive. They need to bend most of the time, carry the front guy up and put him down.


Fancy moves like this strains lower the back muscle a lot.
 
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It is good to see Chinese and anyone else in this Chinese/Lunar New Year are happily celebrating together.

Peace and Happiness in the New Year.

Thanks to thousand-years-old China-Myanmar relationship , Chinese people and its culture even become part of Myanmar's history and tradition. so u can see the things related to Chinese culture everywhere. bro
we celebrate CNY every year across Myanmar especially in big cities.My family also used to invite lion dance to home as me and my brother love to see lion dance when we were young. :D
here is a Chinese temple which is built in 1863 in latha township ,Yangon.
Kheng Hock Keong at 1945.

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Now
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Guanyin Gumiao Temple
this one also built at 1864 in latha township , Yangon.
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Long Shan Tang Temple which is also built in 1900s.
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Chin Tsong Palace which is built in 1915.

at 1920. it was one of the biggest and highest private buildings at that time.
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now
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Xinnian hao!



No, 2016 was the Year of Monkeys, when the incumbent Myanmar government took office.
Make sense
this thread is all about wishing for new year. dont bring your hatred and flame post.
 
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