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Locals Welcome Falun Gong’s Presence at Flushing Lunar New Year Parade

Locals Welcome Falun Gong’s Presence at Flushing Lunar New Year Parade
Tianguo Marching Band of Falun Gong group is performing at the Chinese New Year parade in Flushing, New York on Jan. 25, 2020. Dai Bing/The Epoch Times
Nicole Hao
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Thousands of New Yorkers gathered in Flushing, Queens, on Jan. 25 to ring in the first day of the 2020 Chinese New Year with one of America’s biggest Chinese New Year events.

More than 80 local community groups participated in Flushing’s annual Lunar New Year parade, where spectators were dazzled by more than 30 decorated floats and live performances.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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