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Actors perform dragon dance to welcome the forthcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the streets of Binondo, the Chinatown of Manila/XINHUA

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World’s entertainment capital very ‘China’ for Chinese new year

To celebrate the Year of the Snake, the art creation includes a giant peach tree and snake produced by 77 worldwide artists from as far away as the Czech Republic. The tree is adorned with 8,800 blossom vines bearing 193,000 flowers.

The purple coloured snake measures 98 feet in length, and the tree stands 38 feet tall. Additionally, there are 28 custom dancing lanterns in the display.

A ceremonial dragon dance and eye painting ceremony will officially kick off Chinese New Year on Saturday. The dragon dance will wind through The Venetian and Palazzo hotels with firecrackers, dancers and drummers in authentic costumes before winding up at the Palazzo waterfall and atrium gardens.

At the nearby Wynn hotel, the Chinese New Year display shows a dragon and a golden snake to send away the Year of Dragon and welcome the Year of Snake.

The Chinese New Year celebration has provided a good opportunity for Americans and visitors from all over the world to know more about the Chinese culture and its customs.

Las Vegas is one of the most popular places in the United States of America. This city is famous for its shopping, fine dining, casino resorts and associated entertainment.

Asians and Asian-Americans are an important and growing demographic in Las Vegas, in terms of both residential population and tourism. More than 6 percent of the 589,000 people who live in Las Vegas are Asian, according to the U.S. Census estimates.

About 3 percent of the city’s 39 million annual visitors – over a million people a year – are Asian or Asian-American, according to the 2011 Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study.

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