I was going to go to the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade so I brought my camera along. I started at the end of the parade so I got pictures of the floats and marchers before they left and then I went up the parade route and got pictures of the second half of the parade in action.
Oddly specific captions brought to you by the KTVU broadcast that I recorded.
Three children, including two members, stand in front of the San Francisco Police Department Lion Team's lion heads before the start of the parade.
Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Lion Dancers get ready to start the parade.
A woman from the Thai Cultural Center of the San Francisco Bay Area performs the tealeaf-picking dance from the Northern hill tribes of Thailand. The youngest members of the troupe perform the dance.
Several young girls from San Jose's Orchard Asian Cultural Dance Troupe perform a ribbon dance.
Members of the Foster City Chinese Club perform the traditional fan dance combined with classical ballet dance moves in silk costumes.
Children reach out to touch a lion from the San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team.
A lion from 
San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team moves through the streets.
San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team energizes the crowd.
The 101ft long dragon from Mills High School Dragon team chases a new pearl. The head of the dragon weighs 21lbs and is made of cardboard and balsa wood. Two teams of thirty-five students power the dragon and the teams alternate every block of the route.
Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Lion Dancer leads the grand finale dragon down the parade route.
The grand finalie float carring over 50,000 firecrackers starts down the parade route. The sanitation department is waiting just behind.
Oddly specific captions brought to you by the KTVU broadcast that I recorded.
Three children, including two members, stand in front of the San Francisco Police Department Lion Team's lion heads before the start of the parade.
Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Lion Dancers get ready to start the parade.
A woman from the Thai Cultural Center of the San Francisco Bay Area performs the tealeaf-picking dance from the Northern hill tribes of Thailand. The youngest members of the troupe perform the dance.
Several young girls from San Jose's Orchard Asian Cultural Dance Troupe perform a ribbon dance.
Members of the Foster City Chinese Club perform the traditional fan dance combined with classical ballet dance moves in silk costumes.
Children reach out to touch a lion from the San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team.
A lion from San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team moves through the streets.
San Francisco Police Lion Dance Team energizes the crowd.
The 101ft long dragon from Mills High School Dragon team chases a new pearl. The head of the dragon weighs 21lbs and is made of cardboard and balsa wood. Two teams of thirty-five students power the dragon and the teams alternate every block of the route.
Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Lion Dancer leads the grand finale dragon down the parade route.
The grand finalie float carring over 50,000 firecrackers starts down the parade route. The sanitation department is waiting just behind.
A nice selection of images
ReplyDeleteGreat job but you needed to edit down to 5.
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