Paris rolls out,red Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysées for Chinese new year

[Flagg]

PARIS ROLLS OUT RED EIFFEL TOWER, CHAMPS-ELYSEES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR

PARIS, Jan 22 (AFP) - France is rolling out a red Eiffel Tower and an extravagant Chinese New Year's parade on its finest Parisian street Saturday in an unprecedented tribute to China.
For the first time in history, the French will allow the legendary Champs-Elysees -- affectionately called "the most beautiful avenue in the world" -- to serve as stage for a major foreign cultural event.
Dancing dragons, acrobats, opera singers, banging gongs and thousands of marchers will transform the broad boulevard into a noisy sea of red and gold, traditionally lucky colors, to welcome in the Year of the Monkey.
And the Eiffel Tower, the ultimate symbol of the City of Light, will itself be illuminated in crimson for five nights.
Also for the first time, and exceptionally, the Champs-Elysees parade replaces those traditionally held in Chinese neighborhoods in the capital.
In Chinatown, the loss left resentment.

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we're so xenophobic

[Kemet]

1. kong hei fat choi

he he
I wish i was there but i guess i'll settle with the festivities in nyc's chinatown.
Amusez-vous bien (have fun)

:toast: