." < 'we can work >> we like, beautiful. z haas/oakland "15:16 i'm into and it was good, good job. and teenagers >> reporter: the volunteer community group called dragon school has been painting 99 golden dragons all over open chinatown since august. the dragons are chinese symbols for power and good fortune, 99 considered a lucky number. >> we just thought it would be nice to have something that would draw more people to chinatown. >> reporter: chinatown has seen its share of unwanted graffiti. so dragon school volunteers like 9th grader general mai are helping local businesses unify the neighborhood. >> we're helping them out by presenting taggers from tagging it. tagging-- preventing taggers from tagging it. >> reporter: this accordian player stopped by to admire the makeover. >> it's graffiti and art and it was cool. >> reporter: about a dozen dragon school adults and teen- agers gather every few weeks. they get the property owner's permission before painting their building or fence with donated equipment. as they paint, the young people are developing qualities of the chinese drag