The official promotion campaign of the 2010 World Expo was launched in Rome yesterday by Italian and Chinese officials in an opening ceremony featuring traditional dragon dances.

世博网3月16日消息：“2010中国世博旅游年全球百城世博旅游推广月”活动15日在意大利首都罗马举行启动仪式。

Throughout Kowloon there are special street markets, extravagant lantern processions (including the world's largest structure made entirely of lanterns) and the famous fire dragon dances shows.

整个九龙区遍布着特别的街边市场，还会上演华美的彩灯游行(包括世界最大的造型灯)和著名的舞火龙表演。

Besides water splashing, people also race dragon boats, hold cockfights, perform peacock dances, play bean-bag games, set off firecrackers and illuminate Kongming lanterns.

泼水节的内容，除泼水外，还有赛龙舟、斗鸡、跳孔雀舞、丢包、放高升、放孔明灯等活动。

The "Huobajie" (torch Festival) (June 25) features dragon boat contest, torch performance, Bawangbian and other folk dances.

火把节“(六月二十五日)：赛龙船、耍火把、霸王鞭、民族歌舞。”

During the process of inheritance, folk dances like the straw-dragon dance, rolling-lamp dance and water-clan dances have been formed.

在传承过程中，形成了草龙舞、滚灯舞、水族舞等民俗舞蹈。

Dragon and phoenix dances are popular at many Chinese festivals, and dragon and phoenix decorations are ubiquitous on Chinese clothing, pottery, and numerous other everyday objects, past and present.

龙凤舞是中国很多节日里一个受欢迎的节目。从古至今，龙凤装饰在中国服装、陶器和无数其他日用品中随处可见。