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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Welcoming Wu-Zi: The Year of the Rat

A member of "Pretty Actress" is all smiles while waiting to perform in the Chinese New Year parade, above. Pretty actress is a singing and movement group inspired by opera.


Stephan Dion makes an appearance at the parade.


A dragon, above, scares and excites a young spectator in front of the Chinese Cultural Center in Vancouver on February 10, as performers prepare for the parade set to begin around noon.


The leader of the dragon performers gestures to a child to come forward and pet the dragon, while spectators wait to begin the Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown, Vancouver on February 10, 2008.