Beijing beauty adds to Thanksgiving fun

For the first time in Macy's 88-year Thanksgiving parade history in New York, there was a Chinese float, the Beauty of Beijing.

The float featured tourism sites in Beijing, a band playing both Chinese and American songs, flag dancers and lion dancing. People waved to the lion dancing performers and raised their cellphones for pictures as children cheered.

Officials expected that the float, along with other promotional efforts during the Thanksgiving holiday week, could attract more international tourists to China.