SPRING FESTIVAL SPREADS JOY AROUND THE WORLD

Celebrations are now staged in many countries

A lion dance team in Southern California, mainly made up of Westerners, has impressed university professor Jia Wenshan.

"The troupe runs a business that provides performances for various clients to observe festive occasions, be they weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties and so on," said Jia, professor of communications at Chapman University in Southern California.