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Carnival Chinese Culture week along road Malioboro until kilometer zero, the city of Yogyakarta, featuring diverse cultures of the archipelago on Sunday [13-02-2011] afternoon. There are 25 groups of participants who appear in this carnival, even the group were also participants from some friendly countries.

"There is a dragon lion dance, hare sculpture, and art Jatilan of Sleman regency, as well as groups of clowns," said chairman of the Chinese cultural week Yogyakarta [PBTY] Tri Kirana Muslidatun.

PBTY Carnival opens with the appearance of a small numbers of lion dance, lion dance followed by a giant measuring six meters high and 2.5 meters wide which brought several members of the Armed Yon 11 Thunder Geni / Kostrad.

A pair of golden rabbit statue measuring 2.5 meters high that marked the years of rabbit, was also paraded in the carnival. " A pair of golden rabbit statue, will be on display at Kilometer Zero Yogyakarta City for a year," he said.

According to Tri, the statue is made of fiberglass, so it can withstand the heat and cold. In this carnival also featured art Umbulharjo Jatilan from Village, District Cangkringan, Sleman regency, which belonged to the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010.

"This activity is for togetherness and peace, such asthe meaning the year golden rabbit, namely peace, "said Tri Kirana.