Dragon dances are part of Chinese festivals and this picture below (top left) of both Caucasian and Asian-Americans taking part in one such function during the 2000 Lunar New Year celebrations at Los Angeles' Chinatown shows just how large (and long) the particular mythical creature is. I did not exclude the performer located at extreme right of this picture because I wanted to show the length of the dragon although his presence could be considered as unnecessary if the principle of simplifying the scene was maintained. Many of my peers have never been to LA before, and the inclusion of Little Tokyo's close proximity to the City Hall building (tower block in the middle) in the next picture shows the appropriate distance. Dragon dance troupe in Chinatown Little Tokyo in Los Angeles     Space Shuttle replica with its surroundings Same scene minus the tree The Little Tokyo scene, such as the above, will make a good start in showing a series of slides or holiday photos to family members and friends who have never been to LA. The next two pictures, of the Space Shuttle replica, were also photographed in Little Tokyo, where the first Japanese astronaut was part of the team. That's the monument (in the foreground) that they have built to commemorate the event. The inclusion of the tree in the first shot was to show the size of the Shuttle replica (not actual size) in relation to it and the monument. The exclusion of the tree didn't reduce the shuttle's size in relation to the monument. In most places, the familiar WB Super Store is a common sight; you see it in New York, LA, New Orleans, Singapore or Hong Kong. Some of the stores are small and located inside other shopping malls or even international airports while the larger ones are individual lots, usually occupying the entire block and two-to-three levels high. One such flagship WB store is located in Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region). The first photo below shows the front of the store while the next gives you the view from across the road, and an idea of how large it is in comparison to the double-decker buses and cabs. WB Store in Kowloon View from across the road     Signage adorning Nathan Road A bicyclist crossing the road The busy Nathan Road, also in Kowloon, together with its famed advertising signages all over, is one way of showing how large they are, dangling above the street. The bicyclist crossing the road gives the second picture an added dimension and shows how large those advertising signs really are. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .