Tens of thousands turn out to celebrate Chinese New Year

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to see colourful dancing dragons help celebrate the Chinese New Year across the UK.

In London they were treated to a blaze of red and gold with elaborate costumes, awakening lion dancing, Chinese performers, street food stalls plus Chinese arts and crafts as the city’s Chinatown hosted a day of family-friendly activities.

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