Dragon dance staged with firecrackers in Chinese New Year celebration

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Dragon dance staged with firecrackers in Chinese New Year celebration

STORY: Dragon dance staged with firecrackers in Chinese New Year celebration DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the dragon dance STORYLINE: Locals staged dragon dance while setting off firecrackers to celebrate Chinese New Year in Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province. People held torches, gathered in a circle, lit firecrackers and threw them to the dragon. The custom has been kept for hundreds of years to pray for good weather and prosperity in the new year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China. (XHTV)

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