People born in the year of the rooster are often described as being responsible, distinctive, smart and earnest.
New Year in China: How the holiday is celebrated
Video: Flash mob celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
The lantern market opened to the public on the eve of the Spring Festival in Nanjing in Jiangsu province.
Photos of people shopping at a flower market in Beijing.
Photos of fireworks in NYC to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year.
Fireworks play an important part of CNY celebrations.
Photos of decorations and lanterns greeting Chinese Lunar New Year.
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional festivals of China. On the fifth day of the fifth month on the lunar calendar, people join the dragon boat races and eat Zongzi, a kind of sticky rice dumplings. This has been a tradition for thousands of years.
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