Chinese New Year Parade, Sydney

After a week of rain, the skies cleared just in time for the annual Chinese New Year parade down George Street. Plenty of colour, drums and cymbals kept the crowds entertained, and who can ever get enough of the adrenalin-inducing lion dancers!A special visiting contingent from Shaanxi, China provided elaborate costumes, dextrous performers and an awe-inspiring spectacle of men dressed as the