Head and shoulders portrait of Chinese dancer from Hong Kong dressed in traditional folk head dress custom regalia with fan, showing her ethnic pride and traditions in the Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration in New York Chinatown. Two-weekend celebration in the pan-Asian community.
The traditional Chinese fan dance has been a part of China's heritage for over two thousand years. Considered to be an ancient form of folk dance, the fan dance serves various purposes and is highly regarded by the Chinese.