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London's Chinatown celebrates the Lunar New Year

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London (UK), Feb 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) Gone are the parades, dragon dances and the festive atmosphere that London's Chinatown used to experience with the arrival of its Lunar New Year, which on this occasion is timidly received with most of its shops closed and a feeling of emptiness in its streets.FOOTAGE OF CHINATOWN IN LONDON.SOUNDBITES OF DAVID XIE, MANAGER OF THE SEE WOO SUPERMARKET, AND OF YONG TAN, MANAGER OF THE RESTAURANT WANCHAI CORNER.

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