A charity event of writing Chinese Lunar New Year posters and couplets was held in Vietnam on Monday to promote traditional Chinese culture and raise charity funds for poverty.
Fifteen years ago, a group of treasure hunters uncovered 24 spiralling, solid gold bracelets from the remains of Sarmizegetusa Regia, a site in Romania's central mountainous area that was the capital of Dacia, a once mighty kingdom until it was destroyed by the Romans in about AD 106.
As the Spring Festival draws near, the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington is gearing up to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year for the first time with a weekend series of performances from Feb 5-8.
A "Happy Chinese New Year" gala was held to celebrate the Chinese traditional lunar New Year at Almirante Reis street, Lisbon, Portugal on Jan. 30, 2016.
The Concert for the Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey was held in Rome on Jan. 30, 2016.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington was transformed into a scene of Chinese New Year celebration over the weekend.
Fifty painters created a 190.5-meter-long painting in seven hours on Sunday, hitting a record in the country. The painting, with eight styles of monkeys, was created to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year.
People attended a Family Day event to celebrate upcoming Chinese New Year in Washington on Jan 30.
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic attends an event celebrating upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at central Jelacic Square in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, Jan. 30, 2016.
Visitors take a look at precious relics during the exhibition "Treasures of Romania" at National Museum of China in Beijing on Jan 28, 2016.
A Chinese-American civil engineer turns composer in his 50s, mixing folk sounds of Northeast China with Western symphony.
2016 marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. The British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign launched the Shakespeare Lives program to celebrate the works and influence of the world's most performed playwright.