Lamas perform religious dance at a square of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe county, Northwest China's Gansu province, Feb 21, 2016.
People view the lantern show at Longting Park in ancient city Kaifeng, Central China's Henan province, Feb 21, 2016. Lanterns are hung around the city to greet the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb 22.
Record box office sales in the first week of the Year of the Monkey suggested another explosive year for the Chinese film market, the world's second largest.
A city woman fleeing her lover's backwater of a hometown showed the difficulty of upward mobility, which can be social, psychological or economic.
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.
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