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  Lion or Dragon?

  Posted: February 19th, 2007, 8:51pm MYT by Law Tien Soon

  This morning, I was browsing the Lunar New Year photo album at Yahoo News, to see how Chinese New Year is celebrated globally, even in places with Chinese as minor ethnic.
  
  It’s definitely pleasing to see pictures of celebration carried out in Chinatown of various western countries. However, the misuse of terms “lion” and “dragon” in descriptions has caught my immediate attention.
  
  
  
  With reference to the above screenshot, apparently, the lion dance is mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. Similar mistakes are found in a lot of the photos showcased, by photographers and reporters from the big names like Reuters, AFP and Associate Press. The following descriptions quoted are all referring to lion dance in picture, not dragon.
  
  

  A man takes a picture of a dragon...
  
  A dragon and his leader enter a Chinatown pastry shop...
  
  Revelers dance with dragons...
  
  Daragon-costumed men dance around sputtering fireworks...
  
  Chinese dragon dancers perform during Lunar New Year...
  
  People try to touch the Chinese dragon head...
  
  Chinese dragon dancers perform during Lunar New Year...

  
  Interestingly, when it comes to photos of actual dragon dance, they are correctly described and termed as dragon (luckily not lion).
  
  Is it so difficult to differentiate between the image of a dragon and a lion? I strongly believe that every photographer, author and even blogger should take some efforts to understand an event that they’re photographing, writing and authoring. It’s a public responsibility to make sure that the right messages are carried across, especially in the Internet age where information is easily shared globally.
  
  
  Lion Dance. Photo by tk_yeoh
  
  
  Dragon Dance. Photo by dans.photo
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  Get Paid to Review My Post

  Posted: February 19th, 2007, 7:41am MYT by Law Tien Soon

  Ya right, you’ll be paid USD7.50 for reviewing any post within this blog ;) As you might have noticed, there’s a Get Paid To Review My Post button at the end of each post. You’re entitled for this USD7.50 reward, if you’re not yet a registered PayPerPost postie.
  
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