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.
Temple fairs held across China to mark Spring Festival
People watch the parade celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Dinant, South Belgium, Jan 29, 2017.
Thousands of spectators enjoy a Chinese New Year parade in Dinant, Belgium, a town best know as the birthplace of the musical instrument, the saxophone.
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
Tens of thousands of Brussels residents gathered at a Chinese New Year parade, organized by the Embassy of China to Belgium on Jan 28, 2017.
Rooster is pronounced "ji" in Chinese, similar to the sound of the character meaning good luck. Hence rooster has been seen as an auspicious creature in the Chinese culture.
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