Eighty people carry the 92-metre Dai Loong (Great Dragon) through Melbourne's Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese New Year - and it's considered lucky to touch it. All locals join in with the celebrations, whether of Chinese descent or not. February 2010 heralds the Year of the Tiger and, as usual, the festival features traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural events with dances, food stalls, arts and crafts.

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