Dragons, giant lanterns and a fireworks display were all part of the twilight parade in Sydney to celebrate Chinese New Year. (Chiara Pazzano - SBS)

Chinese, Australians and overseas travellers lined Sydney's main thoroughfares, grabbing every vantage point possible to catch a glimpse of the performers. (SBS)

Revellers said this year's twilight Chinese New year parade was the biggest ever, with more than 2,600 performers taking over the CBD. (SBS)

Chinese acrobats, dressed in sequins, flashing lights and bright colours were a hit. (SBS)

Onlookers sat up trees, hung off the train station entrances and packed Town Hall steps as twelve floats representing animal symbols made their way down George St. (SBS)

Performers at the Twilight Parade. (SBS)

Performers at the Twilight Parade. (SBS)

Performers at the Twilight Parade. (SBS)

A performer at the Twilight Parade. (SBS)

A spectator with her child. She is from China and she has lived in Australia for 14 years. (SBS)

Performers at the Twilight Parade. (SBS)

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore hailed good relations between China and Australia before the beginning of the parade. (SBS)

A performer at the parade. (SBS)

A horse lantern at the parade. (SBS)