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Chinese New Year parade takes over downtown Las Vegas — PHOTOS

Members of the Lohan School of Shaolin, including seven-year-old Wyatt Endsley, left, and five-year-old Daniel Sanchez, get ready for the Chinese New Year parade at the staging area on Coolidge Avenue near Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Antonio Aja, 8, of the Lohan School of Shaolin, helps lead the group during the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Anhui Song and Dance Ensemble, from the Anhui province in China, walk along Fourth Street before the Chinese New Year parade begins in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Hye-Young Seok, dressed as Buddha, poses for pictures before the start of the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Las Vegas Chinese Center perform during the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People watch from an apartment balcon as participants in the Chinese New Year parade get prepared at Coolidge Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Three-year-old Dominic Barela of Comparsa Fiesta Moralense stands on the sidewalk before participating in the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Lohan School of Shaolin walk down the the Chinese New Year parade route on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members and supporters of the Las Vegas Thai News publication get ready for the Chinese New Year parade at the staging area on Coolidge Avenue near Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People watch as the Anhui Song and Dance Ensemble, from the Anhui province in China, passes by during the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison, center left, greets Valley High School students in the JROTC Viking Battalion program before the start of the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Spring Valley High School students participate in the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Shao Yong Bao, dressed as Sun Wukong, or Monkey King, performs with the Anhui Song and Dance Ensemble, from the Anhui province in China, during the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Neon City Garrison, of the 501st Legion, dressed as Darth Vader, center, and stormtroopers, among other characters from Star Wars, participate in the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Spring Valley High School band members relax after participating in the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Anhui Song and Dance Ensemble, from the Anhui province in China, participate in the Chinese New Year parade along Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Lt. Governor Mark Hutchison participates in the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People watch the Chinese New Year parade on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Members of the Lohan School of Shaolin walk down the the Chinese New Year parade route on Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)