Tulip Festival Performance, Ottawa, May 18, 2008
Tulip Festival Performance, Ottawa, May 18, 2008
Every spring, Canada¡¯s capital city, Ottawa, hosts the largest Tulip Festival in the world with the theme of International Friendship. www.tulipfestival.ca/en/index.php This year more than 3 million tulips were displayed at various venues from May 12-19. Festival spokesman Doug Little stated that over 250, 000 visitors attended the festivities.
The Tian Guo Marching Band of Canada was invited to perform at Dows Lake from 1:00-2:00 P.M. on May 18, 2008. After a standing performance of ¡°O Canada¡±, ¡°Maple Leaf Forever¡± and several other tunes, the band continued to play while marching through the festival grounds. Over 200 onlookers watched with glee and gave the band a hearty welcome, applauding after each song.
Tulip Festival president Teri Kirk watched the entire performance and then said, ¡°We are pleased the band could come and march. This is one of the strongest audiences we have had all week¡±.
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Tulip in full bloom, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Crowd viewers and audience, May18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Be prepared to perform, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Tian Guo Marching band is in performing, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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In marching the Tian Guo Marching Band, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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In marching the Tian Guo Marching Band, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Tian Guo Marching Band and the blooming tulip, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Girls from Lian Hua Arts Group, sister team of Tian Guo Marhcing Band, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Lian Hua Arts Group and Tian Guo Marching Band, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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Grace Wei from Tian Guo Marching Band, May 18, 2008 (By Eric Sun) |
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