The Dong ethnic minority in Liping county, Southwest China's Guizhou province celebrates their culture with a remembrance festival only celebrated once every seven years.
China's box office raked in 802 million yuan (around $117 million) on Saturday, Lunar New Year's Day, setting a record for a single day.
WeChat, China's major instant messaging app, said that some 14.2 billion red packets (known as "hongbao" in Chinese) were given and received on WeChat on the eve of Spring Festival.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a procession of political leaders, community groups and dancers through Vancouver's historic Chinatown Sunday morning for the city's annual Chinese New Year Parade.
People born in the year of the rooster are often described as being responsible, distinctive, smart and earnest.
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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.