Chinese New Year celebrations started under the shadow of St. James' Park, Newcastle, Sunday 29th. January 2006
Ready to be worn in a traditional Lion Dance ceremony to bring good luck and fortune in the Year of the Dog.
The Metro Radio stage in Bath Lane hosted some great entertainers.
A traditional Chinese Lion Dance outside the premises of a restaurant in Newcastle.
Stowell Street and others in Newcastle's Chinatown are embellished with some ornate lanterns.
A young boy can only concentrate on his "lucky dragons" rather than everything going on around him.