Bok Kai Festival

Senior Airman Adam Keydeniers, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, guides the Bok Kai dragon during the 134th Annual Bok Kai Parade in Marysville, Calif., March 1, 2014. Beale Air Force Base members and volunteers from the local community worked as a team to carry the 175-foot-long dragon throughout the parade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shana Wojcik/Released)

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Local community celebrates annual Bok Kai Festival

Published March 4, 2014
By Staff Reports
9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 134th annual Bok Kai Parade took place in Marysville, Calif., March 1, 2014. Beale Airmen attended the event and contributed to the festivities.

The dragon name is Hong Wan Lung also known as the God of the River. The dragon was created in Hong Kong and was first used in the 2009 Bok Kai Parade.

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