2013 Chinese New Year Parade celebrates the 'Year of the Snake' in Vancouver's Chinatown

BC Liberal Premier Christie Clark (L) greets Vancouver Vision Mayor Gregor Robertson in front of the Millennium Gate at the entrance to Chinatown for the start of the 2013 Chinese New Year Parade which celebrates the 'Year of the Snake' in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), February 17, 2013. Over 50,000 spectators turned out for this 40th annual parade in North America's third largest Chinatown. UPI /Heinz Ruckemann