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The Parade Itself, The 2017 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

Police Motorcycles
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Police motorcycles led the parade down Sutter Street to the applause of the crowd.


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Southwest
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Southwest Airlines was the proud sponsor of the parade.


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Figures
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Large figures of well known Chinese figures followed the Southwest sign.


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Dance Troupe
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The Chung Ngai Dance Troupe performed at the intersection of Suttter and Grant.


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Oakland Firefighters
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Oakland firefighters walked the parade and waved to the crowd.


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Flew Red Flags
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Members of the North American Dong Yue Tai Chi group proudly flew red flags.


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Video Of Parade Itself
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A video presentation of some of the highlights of the parade itself.


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Emperor Norton Waved
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Emperor Norton waved to the folks working in the radio booth.

Joshua Abraham Norton (1818-1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a citizen of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States" and subsequently "Protector of Mexico". [from wikipedia]


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Performed Using Fans
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Members of the Friends of Mandarin Scholars performed using fans.


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Dressed as Roosters
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Children with Commodore Sloat Elementary School dressed as roosters because this was the year of the rooster.


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Directed Anger
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A figure marching with Ma-Tsu Temple directed his anger at the camera.


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Temple On Wheels
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Members of the Ma-Tsu Temple pushed a miniature temple along Sutter street.


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Floppy Edged Fans
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Children with Monroe Elementary School performed with floppy edged fans.


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The Rooster
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The California Aggie Marching Band contingent led with one figure for each year of the Chinese calendar. This rooster was featured in this year's Year of the Rooster.


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Mock Battle
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Members of West America Tae Kwon Do of Mill Valley performed a mock battle in the street.


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Performing Roosters
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Members of the St. Anne School band performed while dressed as roosters.


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Titleholders
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The 2016 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Titleholders and the 2017 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Finalists.


2016 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Titleholders   •  2017 Miss Chinatown U.S.A. Finalists   •  The Parade Itself external link   •  In The 2017 San Francisco external link   •  Chinese New Year external link Parade   •  Sutter Street between Grant and Stockton   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 20:13:19 Saturday 11 February 2017)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 8 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C17_3070
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