In China's "ice city" -- Harbin, capital of northeastern Heilongjiang province, a group of sculptors have been making ice lanterns for decades.
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 9, 2016, to celebrate the traditional Spring Festival.
Chinese embroidery boasts a long history of several thousand years. Xiang Xiu, or Hunan embroidery, is one of the four major styles.
China's box office set a record high for a single day on Feb 8, the traditional Lunar new year's day, according to the film administration.
People set off firecrackers and watched lion dance in Manhattan's Chinatown to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year on Monday.
Chinese disabled artists perform during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Panama City, capital of Panama.
Nearly 60 pieces of artworks featured in monkey figures are on display at the Capital Museum to greet the Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey.
The Spring Festival, or chunjie in Mandarin, seems to have transformed from the most celebrated traditional holiday in China into an international festival. People around the world are showing more interest in Chinese culture and learning from its cherished values.
More than 1.1 million public elementary and high school students took their first-ever Chinese New Year's Day off for the Year of the Monkey, thanks to years of eff ort by Chinese Americans to have it declared an offi cial school holiday.
Year of the Monkey celebrated across China
Check out the movies to hit screen during Spring Festival.
Actors perform during a parade in Hong Kong, south China, on Feb. 8, 2016, in celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year.
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