Chinese New Years
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24-Jan-01
It was Chinese New Year. Year of the snake. We decided to see what sort of celebration we could see, and ended up in a neighborhood festival. I don't remember exactly how we ended up there; so much of our travels around Beijing were blurry in mutual language incomprehension; but somehow we managed.
Chinese New Years
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Dancers
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These dancers were in the lobby of a big tourist hotel around the corner from our budget backpacker hotel. We would go into the big hotels in order to get a taxi,, or other service. Everyone just assumed that we were staying there since we were obviously "foreign devils"
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Crowd waiting to get into the fair
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Giant, inflatable snake in honor of the year
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She had her own balloons
This is one place that I didn't need to hand out balloons; even if I could tie them as elaborately as this!
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Announcer
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Decorated tree
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Prizewinner
This boy won a hamster in some sort of a contest. He was very proud. I'm surprised that the rodent didn't freeze to death as it was very cold out.
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Baloon recipient!
We tied these balloons to ourselves so we could more easily find ourselves in the crowd
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Balancing act
That thing is about 20 feet tall, and he's balancing it on the tips of his fingers!
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Parade dancer
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Inflatable castle
Just goes to show that colorful, bouncing adventures is cross-cultural
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Goldie locks
Not sure if these red ringlets were attached to the hat or the girl.
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Queen of the faire
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