{"id":138,"date":"2006-01-22T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2006-01-22T04:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=138"},"modified":"2012-05-19T23:27:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T15:27:09","slug":"lion-and-dragon-dance-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/lion-and-dragon-dance-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion and Dragon Dance Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/images\/2006\/20060122_3.gif\" alt=\"Stupid Fire Cracker\" \/> If you live in Kota Kinabalu, you all know about this annual event at Padang Merdeka already. So nothing new to introduce. Luckily yesterday was a sunny day. The difference this year is that I snapped over 250 photos and add them to my photo collection. It is the best chance to see the lions and dragons of all kinds, gather in one spot on the same day. Just click any picture below to view the photo gallery. 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