Pictures of door gods are traditional Chinese decorations placed on doors, which are believed to keep evil spirits from entering.
A '2016 Happy Chinese New Year' gala was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Jan 23. About 700 representatives, officials and entrepreneurs from the Chinese Embassy in Congo and other institutions were present.
A series of activities were held in in Buenos Aires to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year.
Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, falls on Feb 1 this year. It is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
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.
A combined kickoff for the '2016 Happy Chinese New Year' celebration and the '2016 Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day' was held in Auckland on Jan 23.
A "Happy Chinese New Year" concert was held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on Jan 24. The Chinese Artists Society of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children organized the concert.
A promotion combining the dance drama The Silk Road on the Sea and a seminar on Chinese and European culture was held at the European Institute of Asian Studies in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan 25.
Staff excavate the Luhun Rong tomb in Yichuan county, Luoyang city, Henan province, Jan 23, 2016.[
Artists from Liaoning province staged a performance at the Grand National Theater in Dakar, Senegal, Jan 25. Around 1,000 people packed the theatre for the "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" performance hosted by the Ministry of Culture of China and other Chinese authorities.
'2016 Happy Chinese New Year' launched in Seoul on Jan 26. The event features Chinese arts, folk music, opera, fashion, books and cuisine.
March marks the start of the China-Latin America Culture Year, a program that will boost cultural exchanges between China and nearly 30 Latin American countries.
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