Yao took a quick trip from China to Los Angeles a few days ago and made an appearance at the Rose Parade in Pasadena to help promote the Shanghai Expo, which had a float in the parade.

Reportedly Yao was going to ride on the float during the parade, but the spot where he was going to be was too high and too small for him, so he just kept it to giving interviews to the media.

Click here for more photos of Yao at the float before the parade began.

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