GLOBALink | Chinese cultural elements shine in Hollywood's 90th iconic Christmas parade

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles's Christmas season, in the western U.S. state of California, kicked off with a roar on Sunday as life-sized dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs in the Valley" live show rampaged down Hollywood Blvd in the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade.

Hosted by TV stars Eric Estrada and Laura McKenzie, and with actor and philanthropist Danny Trejo serving as the grand marshall, the parade celebrated its 90th anniversary this year.

It went all out, featuring giant balloons, floats, marching bands, vocal performers, international performers and the largest group of Chinese performers ever presented in its 90-year history.

The participating Chinese groups were organized by Roundtable of Southern California Chinese American Organizations with assistance from the Sino U.S. Performing Arts Association and other leading Chinese organizations.

Chinese performers included dazzling gold and crimson lion dancers, dragon dancers and leaping Kung Fu performers. Chinese history was well represented with gorgeous and colorful costumed performers and groups robed in stunning traditional costumes and Hanfu from different eras in Chinese history.

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