While you walk through Sydney’s China Town you get constantly invited to dine in the countless Chinese restaurants. I have probably eaten in 5 of them and I must say the food was excellent each time. On Friday and Saturday nights you may actually find your self out of luck at times as the place gets incredibly busy. As you can see on the attached photograph that is not the case during the week. You can dine almost by yourself at any of them.
Chinese Dragon Dance is traditionally performed during the New Year celebrations. In this case however, it was performed with intention to bring good luck to a function held by a bank in Sydney’s China Town. The dance lasted about 30 minutes and was visibly physically demanding on the performers. Colourful, red and gold costumes as well as very loud drums brought attention of countless passers by.
I’ve photographed this interestingly dressed man in Sydney’s China Town. We were both watching a Dragon Dance performed by a very skilled group of young man. The show was very captivating and literally stopped traffic. The show was intended for a function in a local bank and it turned into a street spectacle for all.
Something quite strange in western society and yet quite popular in Chinese customs is holding hands by friends. This applies to boys and girls but is more frequently practicised by girls. I’ve photographed these two Chinese friends at China Town, Sydney. The girls had a good giggle when they saw me taking their photo.
Tourists do struggle in Sydney, even with a map in their hand. Poor street markings, strange numbering schemes can be very confusing for the visitors. Here an Asian tourist is lost in… China Town. How ironic.
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