The Parade Dragon

 

Click here to see this dragon in a Quicktime movie from the 1999 parade

The Chinese dragon is the most sacred animal; it symbolizes strength and goodness.  The dragon appears at the end of the Chinese New Years parade to wish everyone peace, prosperity and good luck.  He is called Gum Loong, meaning Golden Dragon. The dragon is said to have the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a rabbit, ears of a cow, neck of a serpent, belly of a frog, scales of a carp and talons of a hawk.

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