Photo Gallery: Year of the Horse at South Coast Plaza

Seraphina Whitman with Stilt Circus entertains the crowd during the South Coast Plaza's celebration of the Year of the Horse during the opening ceremony of a three week Lunar New Year celebration on Thursday.

Seraphina Whitman with Stilt Circus entertains the crowd during the South Coast Plaza’s celebration of the Year of the Horse during the opening ceremony of a three week Lunar New Year celebration on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

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Year of the Horse

Guests celebrate the Year of the Horse during an opening ceremony of the Lunar New Year at South Coast Plaza on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

Year of the Horse

Dancers from the Zhejiang Province entertain the crowd during a celebration of the Year of the Horse during an opening ceremony of the Lunar New Year celebration on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

Year of the Horse

Musicians from the Zhejiang Province of China entertain the crowd during a celebration of the Year of the Horse on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

Year of the Horse

Mayor Jim Righeimer presents a certificate of congratulations to Ambassador Liu Jian, Consul-General of China in Los Angeles, at the South Coast Plaza’s celebration of the Year of the Horse on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

Year of the Horse

South Coast Plaza celebrates the Year of the Horse with an elaborate horse exhibit on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)

Year of the Horse

Richard Dalton, left, Stephen Hues and Seraphina Whitman with Stilt Circus pose for pictures with guests during the South Coast Plaza’s celebration of the Year of the Horse on Thursday.  (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)