Dragon Dance & Parade

The majestic “Moo Lung” dragon appearance in July 4, 1911 “Parade of Nations” in New York City; Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B2-2302-15

Sunday, February 7, 2016 Parade begins at 11am Public celebration to follow at the Oregon Historical Society at 12pm

Kick off the Chinese New Year with a fabulous mile-long parade! The Dragon Dance will begin at 11am on the corner of NW Davis & 4th Ave., continuing through Chinatown, down 3rd Ave., and up SW Jefferson. The celebration continues at OHS, where we will host tea, sweet treats, and special performances by local Lion Dance teams! We are honored and grateful to the Dragon and Lion Dance teams who have come together to dance the Oregon Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association’s beautiful dragon: Lee Association Dragon & Lion Dance Team, N.W. Dragon & Lion Dance Association, & International Lion Dance.

Presentors Benefactors

The Freeman Nancie S. Pat & Trudy Foundation McGraw Ritz

Chinese American: Exclusion / Inclusion was made possible in part through the generous support of Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang – Tang Family Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Volunteers Needed!

We need volunteers to assist with the Dragon during the parade! If you are interested, please email [email protected]. All volunteers will receive a free 1200 SW Park Ave. t-shirt! Prior OHS volunteer experience not required; ages 16 and up welcome. Portland, OR 97205 503.222.1741 • ohs.org Parade Route 5 NW Everett 3 4 START 2 6 Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association 1 7 NW Davis, between NW 3rd & 4th, north side of street NW Davis 8 NOTABLE LANDMARKS 1 House of Louie NW 4th & Davis 11 2 Republic Café NW 4th NW Couch 3 Golden Horse NW 4th & Everett 10 4 Great Era NW 3rd & Everett 9 5 Lan Su Chinese Garden NW Everett & 3rd NW Burnside 6 Hip Sing Association NW 3rd 7 Society Hotel NW 3rd & Davis 8 Red Robe NW Davis & 3rd 9 The China Gate NW 4th & Burnside 10 Good Taste NW 4th, between Couch & Burnside Yat Sing Music Club NW 4th & Couch Bing Kong Bow Leung Association NW 4th & Couch Gee How Oak Tin Association NW 4th & Couch 11 Hung Far Low NW 4th & Couch

FINISH Oregon Historical Society 1200 SW Park Ave., between SW Jefferson & Madison

Total Distance: Approximately 1.4 miles

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