For a moment it felt like being in some part of China. (36) , Chinese snacks, lion and dragon dances, even lucky (37) wrapped in red paper, everything, well almost everything, (38) with Spring Festival was there. But all that was happening in London, in British capital’s Chinatown, to be precise. The parade that (39) its way yesterday from Chinatown to Trafalgar Square, welcoming the Year of the Rat, had something for every visitor (40) in the celebrations of the local Chinese community. Red lanterns lit up the Chinatown (41) , and mascots of the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games added extra color to the festivities. The celebrations began on February 6 when UK and Chinese Olympic (42) at Oxford Circus switched on the newly designed Chinese lanterns for the two-month-long "China in London" festival. The athletes included British 400m Olympic (43) and former BMX biker Iwan Thomas, former Olympic triple-jump champion Jonathan Edwards, and Chinese Olympic gold medalist Tian Liang, known as the "Prince of Diving." A stuntman took to a 14-foot ramp, performing extreme BMX (bicycle motor-cross riding) skits high in the air. (44) . London’s most prestigious cultural organizations, such as the British Museum, will hold more than 500 events during the third "China in London" festival. (45) . Illustrating the importance of the festival, London Mayor Ken Livingstone said: " (46) ", which will continue to grow as we approach the Beijing Games.