By Liu Jiawen / Compiled and Reported
The 2012 Asian Dragon Dance Open and Asian Youth Dragon Dance Championships will take place for three days starting tomorrow (the 17th) at the Miaoli Dome Gymnasium, with elite dragon dance teams from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, South Korea, and other countries competing. Taiwan will be represented by the Zhuolan Experimental High School in Miaoli and the Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology in Changhua. Visitors to the event can enjoy high-level dragon dance performances and experience the vibrant charm of luminous night dragons.
This year’s Asian Dragon Dance Open will be held from tomorrow (the 17th) to February 19th at the Miaoli Dome Gymnasium. (Photo provided by Miaoli County Government)
The schedule for this year’s Asian Dragon Dance competition is as follows: the luminous dragon preliminary round will be held from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM tomorrow; the competitive dragon dance standard routine finals will take place from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM on the 18th, followed by the opening ceremony and luminous dragon finals from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM; the competitive dragon dance free routine finals and closing awards ceremony will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM on the 19th.
This competition will see the Zhuolan Experimental High School in Miaoli and the Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology in Changhua representing Taiwan, along with dragon dance teams from China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, South Korea, and other countries competing together. (Photo provided by Miaoli County Government)
The three-day competition is free to attend, and visitors who come to watch the luminous dragon contests on the evenings of the 17th and 18th will also receive limited-edition commemorative gifts. Miaoli County Magistrate Liu Cheng-hung also encouraged the Zhuolan Experimental High School, representing the local team, during the press conference to fight for the highest honor for their hometown, promising a NT$2 million bonus if they win the championship.
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