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Jow Ga Kung Fu Association Lion Dance Team Bowing at Szechuan Gallery Steps

Robert Bretzfelder1990-02

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Washington, DC, United States

The Jow Ga Lion Dance team performs in front of a restaurant on the north side of H St NW as a restauranteur prepares to throw lit firecrackers at the lion as it blesses his restaurant.

This restaurant was Szechuan Gallery Restaurant, which closed in 2009, according to Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8998581,-77.0207515,3a,75y,6.12h,86.12t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sfwu8BYbuz8WgMe_ZrH2CKg!2e0!5s20090701T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dfwu8BYbuz8WgMe_ZrH2CKg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D6.119914990379016%26pitch%3D3.8756777036798553%26thumbfov%3D90!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205410&entry=ttu
and reopened as Ming's Restaurant, then closed in 2018. https://www.popville.com/2018/07/mings-chinatown-dc-closed/

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  • Title: Jow Ga Kung Fu Association Lion Dance Team Bowing at Szechuan Gallery Steps
  • Creator: Robert Bretzfelder
  • Date Created: 1990-02
  • Location Created: Washington, DC
  • Original Source: Robert Bretzfelder
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center

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