Residents flood to Confucius Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province on "Lantern-on Day" (which means put the lantern on before the Lantern Festival). This is a pre-celebration of the Lantern Festival which falls on Monday this year.
An ancient-style "first writing ceremony" is held in Xi'an on Feb 20, 2016. Dozens of children from Xi'an attended the event to experience the traditional Chinese culture.
A girl scatters seeds during a spring ploughing ceremony at Baiding village in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Feb 19, 2016. Local farmers celebrated the traditional spring ploughing on Friday to wish a good harvest this year. The grain output of Tibet reached one million tons for the first time in 2015.
A group of youngsters participate in a "spring" themed calligraphy competition in Dalian, Liaoning province on Feb 20, 2016. The competitors are required to choose one of four different styles of calligraphy, including regular script, clerical script, seal script or running script.
Chixiangsi, or Eat Lovesickness, is a traditional social activity among the Dong ethnic group in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. It usually takes place during the first month of the lunar year, or that in late fall.
A set of photos showing the residence of Yang Liping, a famous folk dancer here in China, has been released. It's the first time the public have been granted such privileged access.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Rain Water this year starts on Feb 19 and ends on Mar 5.
Worshiping trees on festive occasions is a tradition in Jinping couty in Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Thinking about a fast food lunch? Well think again after Australian researchers found you'll have to exercise for hours after examining the kilojoule content of 229 small meals and snacks at 25 local fast food chains.
The Governors Ball is a gala hosted by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and takes place immediately after the Academy Awards ceremony.
American engineer reluctantly takes up a job at a Chinese company and is happily surprised, report Zhang Li in Nanning and Liu Xiangrui in Beijing.
People watch a performance of Huangmei Opera, a form of rural folk song and dance, in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province, Feb 18, 2016.
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