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What was this long slithering thing hovering above everyone?
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It was really long, majestic and simply HUGE!
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No prize for guessing but yes, it's a dragon! Unless you are living outside Malaysia, you would most likely already knew about this majestic dragon.
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2012 is the year of the Water Dragon. And so the theme for Chinese New Year decorations in most shopping malls this year was dragon!
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I must say among all the shopping malls, Pavilion has the most awesome dragon ever!
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Unlike Western dragons which are mostly depicted as villainous and evil, Chinese dragons are revered and respected. The Chinese considers the dragon as a sign of strength and authority.
The Chinese dragon also likes to chase after the flaming pearl, although I am not really sure why. Anyone in the know please enlighten me. Thanks!
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I like this photo below as it looks as if the dragon is really flying around inside the Pavilion Shopping Mall!
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For those who don't fancy the dragon, at least there are still the United Buddy Bears outside the Mall for your entertainment.
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If you have not visited Pavilion recently, it may be worthwhile to make a visit as you can get to see both the awesome dragon and the United Buddy Bears!
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I also saw another interesting attraction outside the Royal Selangor flagship store in Pavilion. On its wall were 9 golden dragons! This is one of them.
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The dragons seemed to be roaming in and out of the store through the wall. Royal Selangor is currently organizing a contest to guess the combined length of the 9 dragons. Check it out HERE. But hurry! The contest ends on 6th February 2012.
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The main entrance into Pavilion was beautiful with red lanterns and trees. The reddish decorations sure made me feel auspicious!
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I thought Pavilion did well this year on their Chinese New Year decorations!
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I did not have the time to visit many shopping malls, but among those that I visited, I was really disappointed with 1Utama and Curve. So disappointed that I did not even bother to take any photos! Oh well, I hope they would come out with something better next year!
The Chinese New Year decoration in MidValley Megamall is usually pretty good every year. This year however, I was not that impressed. Perhaps there was no dragon? Haha!
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Brightly-lighted, paper-cut lanterns were hung all over the mall.
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I thought they looked a bit 'wooden' to me.
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Of course, the intricate cut patterns on the red paper were something to be admired, but overall, the lanterns did not make me go "Wow!"
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Or maybe I was just missing the dragon. This is the Year of the Dragon - where is the Dragon?! Oh well, perhaps MidValley wanted to do something different, since every other mall was doing the dragon theme.
Luckily, I actually caught sight of a dragon at one of the stalls there. Isn't this one fierce looking dragon?
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In my next post, I will share with you some photos I took of the Chinese New Year decorations at Sunway Pyramid and Starhill, so stay tuned : )