1Dragon Fest started off with a traditional dragon and lion dance performed by the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club.2Dragon Fest started off with a traditional dragon and lion dance performed by the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club.3Sifu Mak Hin Fai, dressed in white, poses with his “lions.” The lion dance is a symbol of prosperity […]
Dragon Fest started off with a traditional dragon and lion dance performed by the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club.
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Dragon Fest started off with a traditional dragon and lion dance performed by the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club.
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Sifu Mak Hin Fai, dressed in white, poses with his “lions.” The lion dance is a symbol of prosperity and peace. According to Sifu, “a performer and the prop should work best together to be a lion as a whole.”
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Sifu Mak Hin Fai, dressed in white, poses with his “lions.” The lion dance is a symbol of prosperity and peace. According to Sifu, “a performer and the prop should work best together to be a lion as a whole.”
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There were several martial arts performances throughout the weekend. This student from the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club demonstrates a form with a three-section staff.
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There were several martial arts performances throughout the weekend. This student from the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club demonstrates a form with a three-section staff.
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The Mak Fai Kung Fu Club practices Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu. Their motto: “Maneuver the staff with the power of the dragon’s slashing tail. Unleash a smashing fist as the majestic tiger instantly strikes.”
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The Mak Fai Kung Fu Club practices Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu. Their motto: “Maneuver the staff with the power of the dragon’s slashing tail. Unleash a smashing fist as the majestic tiger instantly strikes.”
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Dragon Fest stretched over five blocks of the International District, with booths set up for food, clothing, bamboo, and more.
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Dragon Fest stretched over five blocks of the International District, with booths set up for food, clothing, bamboo, and more.
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Chef Sam prepares a strip of vegetable to add to the watermelon art.
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Chef Sam prepares a strip of vegetable to add to the watermelon art.
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Dragon Fest celebrated all aspects of Asian culture, from Korean dancing, shown here, to Japanese drumming and Indian dancing.
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Dragon Fest celebrated all aspects of Asian culture, from Korean dancing, shown here, to Japanese drumming and Indian dancing.
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Young dancers from the Morning Star Korean Cultural Center perform a traditional Korean dance.
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Young dancers from the Morning Star Korean Cultural Center perform a traditional Korean dance.
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Tian, of Kaze Daiko, plays the taiko drum while instructor/director Stan Shikuma looks on.
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Tian, of Kaze Daiko, plays the taiko drum while instructor/director Stan Shikuma looks on.
Amid all the summer beer fests and seafood fests and food truck fests—seriously, is there a fest every four days in Seattle?—the annual Dragon Fest in Chinatown and the International District is one of the most colorful occasions, with more than 25,000 people turning out for the two-day pan-Asian street festival. Last weekend’s event was no different: We saw lion and dragon dances, taiko drumming, an anime costume contest, kung fu. Someone broke a co…
