Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark (2nd L) interacts with kids during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)

 

A lion dancer shakes hand with a girl during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

 

A man performs lion dance during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Liang Sen)

People perform lion dance during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)

Girls perform during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)

People parade during a Lunar New Year of the Snake celebration at Chinatown in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 17, 2013. The grand parade is one of the largest in North America, drawing 70,000 people to the streets of Chinatown. (Xinhua/Sergei Bachlakov)