Chinese cinemas' box office reached a record high during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, official sources said on Wednesday.
A human body, whose internal organs were removed, was found concealed in an ancient Chinese Buddha statue after a CT scan was ordered on the statue.
Tens of thousands of local and international visitors headed to beauty-spots and tourist destinations in Vietnam during the traditional Lunar New Year holiday (locally called Tet), which lasted from Feb. 15 to 23 this year, local media reported Tuesday.
To celebrate Chinese New Year, a major English-language newspaper in Australia adopted a Chinese titlepiece on Thursday, the first day of Spring Festival.
China's box office sales hit a record high with the daily earnings of 356 million yuan ($57 million) on Thursday, the first day of Spring Festival.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall opened a new Chinese cultural center in the heart of London's Chinatown on Thursday, the first day of the Chinese New Year.
Hosted by China's Ministry of Culture, "Fantastic Art China" features an art exhibition at the Lincoln Center, lighting event at the Empire State Building and a firework show over the Hudson River.
Global destinations seek to lure Chinese tourists with a wide range of Lunar New Year attractions
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.
Chinese knots and couplets for the first time were on display in a Washington area mall a day after Valentine's Day. It was one small step for the Chinese folk arts, but a giant leap for Chinese New Year in the US retail space.
Egypt celebrated Spring Festival before China this year when the Maadi Island Park along the River Nile in Cairo hosted 11,000 locals on Feb 5 for an authentic Chinese experience, starting off with signature dragon and lion dances.
Celebrations for the Chinese Lunar New year hit the big time with a fireworks show over the Hudson River, Feb 17, 2015. The display is the first large-scale fireworks display in the United States to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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