Chinese New Year on Fremont Street

Sat, Feb 9, 2013 (12:11 p.m.)

Welcome to the Year of the Water Snake. The Chinese New Year, one of the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays, and the start of the Las Vegas Spring Festival was ushered in on the Fremont Street Experience on Friday night with a ribbon cutting, a special Viva Vision light show and a traditional lion and dragon dance performed by the Las Vegas Lohan School of Shaolin.

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• Lion dance, a Chinese New Year staple, rooted in tradition, art, athleticism

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