Tens of thousands of residents from the local Chinese community in San Francisco and tourists packed a small downtown street for the dragon dance that would herald the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year.
A special Spring Festival gala evening has been held in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year.
A group of artists from East China's Zhejiang gave traditional performances at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year Temple Fair in Sharm EI Sheikh, a center for tourism in Egypt, on Feb 9.
With festive Chinese music and dances, acrobatics, magic shows and martial arts performances, the Shandong Art Troupe staged an exciting show during the 27th Havana International Book Fair in the Cuban capital of Havana on Feb 2.
The top of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York, will shine in red and gold at sunset on Tuesday and Thursday, celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year that falls on Feb. 16 this year.
The hall on Ucaksavar Campus of Bogazici University was immersed in a festive mood as some 400 Turks and Chinese gathered to see a gala performance to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
A "Happy Chinese New Year" event co-organized by Sofia China Cultural Center and the municipal government of Sofia, was held at the Serdica archaeological complex in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria on Feb 11.
A painting exhibition was held at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, featuring Chinese spring festival-themed art to celebrate the Year of the Dog.
A total of 12 artworks featuring Chinese cultural elements, including traditional brocades and costumes, are being exhibited in shop windows at Galeries Lafayette in Paris from Thursday to Feb 26.
Against a wintry backdrop, a dazzling display of red lit up Niagara Falls to welcome the coming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog.
Artists play Wuju opera to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Piazza del Popolo of Rome, Italy, Feb 10, 2018.
To celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, which falls on Friday, Feb 16 this year, a celebration called Fantastic Art China from Feb 13 to 20 will take place at iconic venues and landmarks across the city.