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Imperial Dragon Greets Melbourne Festival
The inland city of Bendigo was once famous for its gold fields. Today the gold is in tourism, and one of the biggest draw cards is the Bendigo Easter Festival Parade. While there’s a lot to feast your eyes upon. The clear star, is Sun Loong, at an astounding 100 meters in length, he's the longest imperial dragon in the world. Every year with much pomp and ceremony he is awakened from his slumbers at the Golden Dragon Museum. It takes 52 people to bring this dragon to life. Shaking his bejeweled head and rattling his scales, he is showing off his magnificence, Anita Jack, the Museum General Manager shares her knowledge of Sun Loong. [Anita Jack, Museum General Manager]: "So why I refer to him as a Bendigo dragon is the people of Bendigo say,
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Date Found: September 29, 2010
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