Breitbart.com had this to say about it:
At least three police officers and 10 civilians were hurt in China in a riot sparked by dozens of traditional dragon dancers angered over being banned from performing, police and state media said Monday.
The disturbance occurred Sunday in rural Guizhou province in southwestern China after police banned the dance, part of traditional Lunar New Year celebrations, out of safety concerns, Xinhua news agency said.
The dancers then went to the local government headquarters in Dejiang county to stage a protest dance but were stopped by police. Clashes ensued that drew in crowds of more than 2,000 people, it said.
However, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy quoted local sources saying the incident stirred up crowds of more than 10,000 people, some of whom joined the clashes against police.
The centre, which regularly issues reports on social disturbances in China, said at least 50 people were injured, and that two police cars and some property at government headquarters was smashed.
An official with Dejiang's Public Security Bureau reached by phone said the crowd numbered in the hundreds and that "some" policemen were injured, declining to give a figure.
"For public security, the dragon dance is forbidden in some areas this year. So the dragon dancers went to the county government asking for an explanation," said the official, who refused to give his name.
He added that dragon dancers in Dejiang traditionally wear fireworks on their costumes and consume alcohol, creating a risk to themselves and the public.
China sees thousands of cases of violent social unrest each year, typically as people lash out over illegal seizures of their land, environmental degradation, corruption or perceived police and government abuses.
Source:http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.48ff90024d54e34fcad502f0fee2114a.601&show_article=1&catnum=0
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