Local Relations
The Lion’s Heart Beats Again
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Improved relations between natives and non-natives after 1998’s reform reflects change in government policy towards the ethnic Chinese minority.
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At the Poo San Sie Pagoda in Kertosono, East Java, a group of lion dancers awakes from a deep 30-year sleep. As if finding long-lost lives, the paper lions are spirited in the hands of the artists, reaching out from the pagoda’s yard and savoring freedom from fear. For the last two years, the traditional Chinese art has made its comeback in malls, town squares and theaters as well as in official government events. It has also been performed
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