West Jakarta to hold 'barongsai' festival

JAKARTA: The West Jakarta municipal administration will hold a 2005 Barongsai (Lion Dance) Festival on Sunday at the Matahari- Puri Daan Mogot shopping mall.

Twelve teams will compete for trophies in the free-style and pole categories of the Chinese traditional acrobatic dance.

Previously, the Chinese Indonesian community had usually held the parade along Jl. Hayam Wuruk in West Jakarta, through an area informally known as a Chinatown.

The festival will also feature a liong (dragon) dance, drum ensemble and wushu (traditional martial art) performances. -- JP