Dragon Dance for Lunar New Year

A vibrant dragon dance performance takes place on a crowded street decorated with red lanterns during a Lunar New Year celebration.

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A group of performers in red traditional clothing carry a large, illuminated golden dragon puppet through a crowded street decorated with glowing red lanterns during a Lunar New Year celebration.

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A person in a traditional red and gold lion dance costume leaps in the air on a sandy beach at sunrise, with ocean waves and rocky cliffs in the background.

A narrow, empty stone-paved lane in Pingyao at night, lined with traditional brick buildings and carved wooden shopfronts illuminated by rows of glowing red lanterns, with a dark watchtower visible in the distance.

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A woman with a high ponytail wearing a jade silk blouse looks upward in front of the illuminated Kek Lok Si temple decorated with numerous red lanterns at night.

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