Hosted by China's Ministry of Culture, "Fantastic Art China" features an art exhibition at the Lincoln Center, lighting event at the Empire State Building and a firework show over the Hudson River.
Celebrations for the Chinese Lunar New year hit the big time with a fireworks show over the Hudson River, Feb 17, 2015. The display is the first large-scale fireworks display in the United States to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring, the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18.
An eye-catching sand table portrays the scene of people preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year in a village in Shandong Peninsula during the Minguo era (1912-1949).