Hong De Lion was proud to be involved again in the third CNY Lantern Festival in Glen Waverley. The Festival attracted an estimated crowd of 35,000 people. Some highlights of the day include our special VIP guest, former Prime Minister and now Foreign Affair Minister, Mr Kevin Rudd. Programmed festivities for the day were slightly delayed to allow time for Mr Rudd to get to Glen Waverley from Melbourne Airport. His arrival in Kingsway was well received by the crowd present. Also delighted were our guest performers from Queensland (Khuan Yee Lion Dance Association) and Indonesia (Kun Seng Keng Lion Dance Association). Khuan Yee performed two double-lion performances on 'jong's or 'poles' as well as combined performances with Hong De. Shops along Kingsway were all visited by at least two lions with a huge crowd following us. We would like to thank Mr Vincent Chow, Ms Jan Holder, Mr Rod Stoller, Mr Lachie Stoller and Ms Carmen Chau from the Monash Chinese Events Organising Committee for all their work involved in making the Festival a huge success! Thank you also to members of Khuan Yee, Hong De and KSK for your participation in this event! See you again next year!!
Youtube link to performances.