On Thursday evening, the Sampling Chinese Cuisine in Istanbul, food festival was held in the Turkish city as one of the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year events initiated by China's Ministry of Culture.
The first meeting of the Canada-China Joint Committee on Culture was held in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday and Friday.
Five young Chinese musicians from Zhejiang province gave a surprise to passengers on a flight to Madrid, Spain, Jan 31.
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese people, with a history of more than 4,000 years.
On Jan 31, a group of nearly 100 artists from the China National Traditional Orchestra staged a grand concert at the Deutsches Theater in Munich, kicking off the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations in Germany.
According to the State Council Information Office of China, 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations have launched in many countries around the world.
Sponsored by China's Ministry of Culture and organized by the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations will be held in Ethiopia.
A theme exhibition about the ancient Silk Road is being held in Garches in the suburbs of Paris.
On Feb 1, a press conference and a temple fair were held in Minsk, Belarus, kicking off 2018 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations.
On Jan 30, the opening ceremony for the 2018 Chinese New Year festivities was held in Wellington, New Zealand.
On Sunday, a gala to celebrate the 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year was held at the Konstantin Musical-dramatic Theater in the ancient Bulgarian capital, Veliko Tarnovo. The gala featured a Chinese classical dance drama, Fen Mo, and a photography exhibition on 2018 Happy Chinese New Year.
On Jan 23, a troupe from Hangzhou Opera and Dance Theatre put on an elaborately designed dance drama Meet the Grand Canal at the Greek Global Cultural Center, kicking off the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the country.