The Dragons at the Chinese Lantern Festival
in Cary, North Carolina
all three years - 2022, 2023, and 2024
Each year was very different from the other years.
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Below: A highlight
of the NC Chinese Lantern Festival in 2022 - The Dragon (with water
pouring out of its mouth). |
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Below: The dragon
was close to the dock line, and people could not get real close to
it, so it was impossible for the two RV Gypsies to get all of the
upside-down reflection in the waters below the dragon. |
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The dragon is
200-feet long and 21-feet tall. It is the star of the show and an
important cultural symbol in China. It weighs more than 18,000 pounds,
is longer than three school buses and requires a crane with a 15-person
crew to install the head. The jaw-dropping piece floats on Symphony
Lake, and shows a reflection in the water. |
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Below: The
Dragon Boat in 2023 |
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Below: The
Chinese Dragon Light Sculpture in 2024 |
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Below: The
2024 Dragon kept changing colors. |
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Below: Karen
Duquette in front of the 2024 Dragon |
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Below are
several panoramas of the 2024 dragon boat as it changes colors |
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