Marco R. Newmark La Fiesta de Los Angeles of 1894 The Quarterly, XXIX, 2, 1947, pp. 101-111.
The Fiesta was repeated several years. Still recalled was the Chinese contribution in 1895. It included the replica of a dragon brought down from San Francisco for the occasion. One hundred feet in length, it was covered with blue and green silk, and it was supported by a shoulder brigade of forty Chinamen hidden by drapes hanging from its side. They trudged along with a peculiar side to side movement, which created the illusion that the beauteous monster was moving, reptile fashion, along the street. Symbolizing the Emperor, the dragon was accompanied by a gaudy bird of paradise which symbolized the Empress. [p. 107]