What's your Chinese Zodiac sign? I'm a goat, personally, and loved spotting my sign's symbol at the intersection of 7th and H streets NW in Chinatown. Six years ago, that busy intersection got a little more interesting when it became a "barnes dance" crosswalk (also known as pedestrian scramble) meaning people could cross it in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time. Now the diagonal section of the crosswalk was just enhanced by a permanent two-dimensional artwork featuring colourful dragons -- Chinese dragons of course, because the city tries *very* hard to give its Chinatown a semblance of Chinese identity ;-) The installation was done by Alternative Paving ...
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