Fireworks heralding the New Year of the Wood Dragon sparkle above the ornate pai lou (gate).
The girl with the dragon face-paint --- Anahera Williamson, 9, of Dunedin.
Scores of Dunedin people turned out for the annual spectacle.
Lion dancers approach the assembled audience.
A dance troupe of members of the Dunedin Senior Chinese Association perform.
Revellers gathered at Lan Yuan, Dunedin Chinese Garden, on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Otago Daily Times photographer Linda Robertson was there to capture the action.
