New year marked by Chinese spectacle

Dancers performed a Chinese dragon dance as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, yesterday.

It was part of a series of events which also took place throughout Shaftesbury Avenue and Chinatown, and included a live show by Chinese performance artists and dancers with a colourful spectacle of Chinese dragons, lions and acrobats.

Those celebrating the Chinese New Year were also treated to ethnic songs to give everyone a taste of Chinese culture and traditions, as well as firecrackers.

Meanwhile, in a specially decorated Chinatown there were lion dance displays as well as cultural stalls offering food.