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Chinese Lion Dance: Marysville, California (1925)

1925 · Ephemeral film · 9 min

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Bok Kai Festival crowds, games, parade and fireworks.

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Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
ChineseL1925

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★★★ · I ain't lion, that dragon's hungry! · No School Like The Old School · 2018-06-17

Aside from the somewhat misleading title (where did they get the idea that was a lion?), it's actually a pretty good dance. I've never watched a dragon dance for more than a minute before, and those guys seem quite good at their moves. At times, you will see some people hold up or lower some "food" on a string for the dragon to munch on, which makes the performance more entertaining as it's gobbled up.

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