An ancient-style "first writing ceremony" is held in Xi'an on Feb 20, 2016. Dozens of children from Xi'an attended the event to experience the traditional Chinese culture.
An exhibition of intangible cultural heritage to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival was held in Shenyang, Liaoning province on Feb 18. The event featured a series of works of cultural heritage transmitters.
People perform the dragon dance to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year at the Chinatown in Ottawa, Canada, Feb 14, 2016.
Chinese dragon dancers take part in a parade to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year in central London, Britain, on Feb 14, 2016.
The 2016 Spring Festival holiday has come to an end. Chinese tend to visit temple fairs and watch lanterns during the holiday. Let's have a look at some of the activities that Chinese people do during the Chinese New Year.
Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a place where 47 ethnic groups live, has its own special cuisine after a long-time integration of Han and different ethnic groups.During the integration, food and receipts are exchanged. Mutton, lamb, beef, horse meat and dairy products form the basis of Xinjiang cuisine.
Tuesday marked the first day of the "Fire Monkey Losar" on the Tibetan calendar. The Tibetan New Year is normally celebrated by religious rituals, long prayers, horse races, family gatherings and feasts.
A musical show "My Dream, Chinese New Year 2016" is performed in Mexico to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Monkey.
Children surround a "spring cow" on display among the folk activities held at the Beijing Ancient Observatory in Beijing, capital of China, to celebrate the Start of Spring, which falls on Feb 4, 2016.
China Cultural Center in Sydney has opened its doors for locals to get ready to celebrate the Year of the Monkey.
Lanterns are hung up to greet the upcoming Spring Festival in Macao, south China, on Jan. 29, 2016.
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