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Boris Johnson joins celebration for Chinese Year of the Dragon

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Boris Johnson, mayor of London, attended celebrations held in the capital to mark the Chinese New Year of the Dragon in Trafalgar Square. London, UK. 29th January 2012
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in Our World, on the 29th of January 2012

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, stands next to a participant wearing a costume for the Chinese New Year celebrations.

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