Traditions roar on across US Lion dances an iconic part of Chinese New Year, May Zhou reports in Houston, Texas. By MAY ZHOU | China Daily | Updated: 2026-02-16 08:53

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202602/16/WS69926a97a310d6866eb39703.html The lion dance, brought to the first US Chinatowns in places like San Francisco and New York in the mid-1800s by Chinese immigrants from the south, has become an iconic part of Chinese New Year celebrations around the country after more than a hundred years.