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Nearly 60 pieces of artworks featured in monkey figures are on display at the Capital Museum to greet the Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey.
The Year of the Monkey has come to us. Why do so many Chinese want to have babies in this year? Can monkeys do kung fu? Here are six facts about the monkey in the Chinese culture.
Folk artists there creat various artworks to celebrate the coming Year of the Monkey.
The Royal Mint released a range of commemorative coins on Feb 5 featuring the playful figure of a monkey to celebrate the forthcoming Chinese New Year on Feb. 8.
Photo taken on Feb 5, 2016 shows the official first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony of the Year of the Monkey Commemorative Forever Stamp at St. John's University Queens Campus in New York, the United States.
Canada Post and the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto held a stamp launch event for the Year of the Monkey international rate stamps on Thursday in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.
Efforts have been made over the years to pass on the adventures of the Monkey King, along with his mentor Buddhist monk Xuan Zang, to the younger generation through animations. Here is a history of such animation productions.
Amid the brisk, festive air of Chinese New Year, monkey-themed stamps are being issued by postal services all over the world to welcome the Year of the Monkey.
Chinese are angry that the 'king' of the Monkey Kings isn't invited to appear on CCTV's Spring Festival gala next month.
A project backed by the country's regulator of movie sector plans to release the fantasy epic The Monkey King 2, in 100 cities in 30 countries on Feb 8.
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