The southern lion dance, often called the "waking lion" in Cantonese, carries the meaning of vitality and self-improvement.

The school's programs include a robust Chinese Dual Language Immersion program, where students, as early as first grade, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- If you hear a ruckus around San Francisco's Chinatown at the start of the Lunar New Year, there is no reason to be alarmed. It is just part of Chinese New Year celebrations, ...

Anthony Le was fearful of the lions. Those gigantic heads, vibrant red with protruding eyes, bobbing and weaving across the room, coming closer and closer, the thudding of the aggressive drums louder ...

The annual Lion Dance Parade saluting the Lunar New Year was celebrated in Chinatown Sunday with dancers in colorful dragon costumes winding through the streets accompanied by cymbalists and drummers.

DAM SCRIPT THAT IS MAKING THE TRADITION THEIR OWN. >> WITH BRIGHT COLORS AND A HEART POUNDING BEAT. THE LION DANCE IS A STAPLE OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR. >> TO BRING GOOD LUCK AND DRIVE AWAY EVERYTHING ...

This post was updated Nov. 12 at 1:20 p.m. A Lion Dance team will be blessing the festivities of an upcoming auspicious occasion. Held in Los Angeles State Historic Park, the Making Memories Festival ...