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classy limo by Scuzzi.
Chinatown of Philadelphia is bigger than the one in Boston but still small compared to the one in NYC. When we arrive, there was a parade that was starting up for the 57th year anniversary of the Republic of China. Why they are celebrating that, I had no clue. I asked mom later and she said it was not the celebration of the Communist state, but the victory of the civil war in China and the organizing of the country into one. And something about forcing the rebels into Taiwan. I guess I should look up the history sometime. =P

Update: i guess i didn't quite understand mom. =P i looked up the history of the "republic of china" and it is actually known as taiwan now. apparently it was the form of government in china before the civil war of 1949. when the government lost control of the mainland, it was restricted to the small islands of taiwan. you can read the history more here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China 

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lynac  Pro User  says:

i wan this limo!
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

hehe, i bet it would be fun to ride in one of those. =)
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cknlomein  Pro User  says:

ohhh a rolls royce!
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

i believe so. now that is definitely classy!
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danimedragon says:

Are those people counter-protesters or something? They are holding Red China flags instead of the ROC flag.
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

hi, danimedragon, i have no clue. this parade confused me cause the flag was china's, it said the people's republic of china, so i thought it was a celebrating of the communist state, which would make no sense. they didn't seem like they were protesting. they all looked happy and were getting ready to celebrate. weird. =P
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danimedragon says:

I think there was some misunderstanding here. The People's Repulic of China is Communist China. While the Republic of China is present day Taiwan. Now, the war between Communist and Nationalist China ended in 1949. So 57 years after 1949 would be 2006. So either this was a celebration of the end of the war or the winning of the Communist.
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

good point! i am not sure. i hope they are celebrating the end of the war and not the communist state, but they seem to be one sided with displaying the red chinese flag. that isn't something to celebrate about. i never seen a parade for the people's republic before. the chinatown here in nyc doesn't have that celebration. i guess the chinese people in philly decided to make their own holiday? =P
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IwateBuddy  Pro User  says:

Another of your wonderful photos has fallen into the black hole of the CAR [directory] 車blog . Hope you can take a look and enjoy!
Thanks again!
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

LOL!! thanks bruce! the car directory blog is awesome! =)
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nlpnt  Pro User  says:

Look closely at the doors and windshield- this is an early / mid '90s Lincoln Town Car with a Rolls lookalike front clip added.
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Scuzzi  Pro User  says:

really? man, that sucks! i thought it was an actually rolls. that is not right. =(
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