Dragon festivities hit the city

10 April 2012

In March, hundreds of Cape Town revellers flocked to the Baxter Theatre Centre for the Spring Festival Gala, an annual event hosted by UCT's Confucius Institute.

This year's festivities - song, dance and traditional music - celebrated the 'Year of the Dragon', a revered Chinese symbol of power, superiority and rule.

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