One of the things I had in my mind that I wanted to see in China was a Chinese Dragon dance. Seems like that's what I've seen on TV?! I was told they only do it at New Year's so I was bummed. But, today I walked out of our hotel with Sarah (Jeff stayed with Cooper in the hospital) to see a big set-up for some sort of celebration. Come to find out it was a wedding reception and the Bride and Groom were just about to arrive. We saw some men standing there with costumes on next to Chinese dragon heads. I was so excited! When the Bride and Groom arrived some other men held up poles with several hundred firecrackers hanging from them and they began exploding all over the place. They may have been M-80's - they were super loud! They also had actual cannons shooting confetti constantly. Once a big wad of confetti hit me so hard in my chest it made a big thud! The dragons escorted the Bride and Groom over to an archway and proceeded to perform for them to a drum beat performed by a group of women. It was sort of a dance-off. One would perform and then the other would try to outdo them. They were super funny and talented. For the finale they did this crazy spin thing together. Sarah and I loved it - what a treat! Of course, the whole time Chinese children came over to Super-Star Sarah to get their picture taken with her. So cute!
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