London hosted on Feb 10 one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia, drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the heart of the British capital to share the joy.
With red lantern raised, Chinese couplets pasted and lion-dance performed, Chinese Lunar New Year is being celebrated across the continent.
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations around the world
Spectacular flower patterns of fireworks roared above Victoria Harbor, followed by patterns of green "8" and yellow golden ingots, sending traditional blessings to locals.
Chinese New Year Family Day was celebrated at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday in Washington, DC.
The National Museum of China is staging a series of exhibitions during the Spring Festival, or lunar Chinese New Year, attracting more than 60,000 visitors a day on average, figures from the museum show.
Visitors packed the narrow, cobblestone lanes of ancient Heping town in early February. Located in East China's Fujian province, Heping turned into a tourism hot spot during the Spring Festival holiday, which took place last week.
A major push is now on to take contemporary Chinese literature to an untapped audience.
For those hoping to stop by key tourist attractions in the capital during Spring Festival holidays, admittance is not a given due to limited space within popular facilities.
China's domestic tourism revenue gained 513.9 billion yuan (about $76.21 billion) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday that ends Sunday, an annual increase of 8.2 percent.
A Chinese symphony orchestra presented a celebratory concert at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Feb 8, marking the first time diplomats at UN celebrated Chinese New Year by attending such an event.
The China Fringe Theater Festival will be held in New York City on Feb 8-16, featuring the premiere of three Chinese plays in the United States at the La MaMa Experimental Theater Club (La MaMa).