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The Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, U.S., Feb. 23, 2019. The annual event celebrates Western heritage and marks the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season, a tradition since 1938. (Photo: China News Service/Li Ang)
![The Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, U.S., Feb. 23, 2019. The annual event celebrates Western heritage and marks the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season, a tradition since 1938. (Photo: China News Service/Li Ang)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/25/ceccb674e1b64cd8821f188b61290b6f.jpg)
The Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, U.S., Feb. 23, 2019. The annual event celebrates Western heritage and marks the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season, a tradition since 1938. (Photo: China News Service/Li Ang)
![The Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, U.S., Feb. 23, 2019. The annual event celebrates Western heritage and marks the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season, a tradition since 1938. (Photo: China News Service/Li Ang)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/02/25/de2883b05bb94efc9297af4d7ee4c432.jpg)
The Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, U.S., Feb. 23, 2019. The annual event celebrates Western heritage and marks the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo season, a tradition since 1938. (Photo: China News Service/Li Ang)