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Times Square countdown kicked off by dragon dance
    2019-01-02  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

NEW YORK City’s Times Square on Monday night embraced its first rainy New Year’s Eve celebration in 24 years, with a traditional Chinese dragon dance kicking off the countdown at 6 p.m. in front of tens of thousands of revelers.

As a national intangible cultural heritage of China, the “Tongliang dragon dance” from Chongqing originates from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Eight performers from Southwest China’s Chongqing held a 15-meter-long colorful and glistening dragon, hopping up and down at center stage in the square to traditional Chinese folk music.

Organized by the Sino-American Friendship Association and supported by the Chongqing Municipal Government, the dragon dance demonstrated the passion and hospitality of the mountain city, which invites global tourists to enjoy its breathtaking scenery such as the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, and to have a taste of the authentic hotpot.

The dragon dance was followed by performances by an array of pop stars, such as Christina Aguilera, the Bastille, and Sting until the midnight.

The celebration was under tight security as the New York Police Department deployed thousands of uniformed and plain-clothes men to the square and in the crowd. Over 200 vehicles and some 1,200 security cameras were deployed.(Xinhua)

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