LINE

Text:AAAPrint
Culture

Feeling the burn(3)

1
2018-05-14 11:05China Daily Editor: Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download
The recent Dragon Burn, a satellite Burning Man event in Anji county, Zhejiang province, draws participants to set up themed camps and arrange activities that promote community spirit. (Photo provided to China Daily/Tu Tu, Xiaofang Suskita)

The recent Dragon Burn, a satellite Burning Man event in Anji county, Zhejiang province, draws participants to set up themed camps and arrange activities that promote community spirit. (Photo provided to China Daily/Tu Tu, Xiaofang Suskita)

The main event is the Burn itself, where fire eaters, breathers and dancers perform in front of a colossal dragon effigy before it is set alight, to roars of delight from the crowd.

The culmination of the long weekend, the Burn reflects on the spirit of its 10 principles, as the elemental, even primal, power reminds us of our innate humanity-a feeling best experienced when joining together to celebrate around a fire.

Determined to see everything, I must have made dozens of circuits around the entire camp, which was the biggest to date. On one of these tours, I bumped into a top hat and aviator goggles-sporting burner whom passersby hailed as "Founder".

Sven Aarne Serrano is indeed a veteran burner, having been involved with the earliest days of Burning Man back in the 1980s in San Francisco, as part of the Cacophony Society.

Life has since moved him to Osaka and then on to China, where he became the first China regional contact for the organization in 2011, and the founder of Dragon Burn.

I asked him about his experiences pulling together this ambitious event.

"We made a conscious effort to respect all Chinese laws, make sure the locals were happy, not wake up the neighbors with the music and clean up after ourselves," he says, adding that the local authorities were very cooperative.

  

MorePhoto

Most popular in 24h

MoreTop news

MoreVideo

News
Politics
Business
Society
Culture
Military
Sci-tech
Entertainment
Sports
Odd
Features
Biz
Economy
Travel
Travel News
Travel Types
Events
Food
Hotel
Bar & Club
Architecture
Gallery
Photo
CNS Photo
Video
Video
Learning Chinese
Learn About China
Social Chinese
Business Chinese
Buzz Words
Bilingual
Resources
ECNS Wire
Special Coverage
Infographics
Voices
LINE
Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.