In the Big Apple known as the "melting pot", a spate of festive activities were held at iconic venues across the city and saw a broad participation of local communities.
People visit an indoor park in new year in Harbin,capital city of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, Feb 12, 2016.
Greeting the God of Wealth is a traditional custom to celebrate Lunar New Year in China.
Lanterns are lit up at Yuyuan Garden for the annual Spring Festival.
Last year, Indonesia recorded some 1.3 million Chinese tourists, but expected to increase the number of Chinese tourists to 2 million by the end of this year.
New York 2016 Chinese Lunar New Year Gala was held in New York on Feb 11, 2016.
People of Huayao Dai ethnic group take part in a parade to celebrate the traditional "Huajie" festival in Jiasa township of Xinping Yi-Dai autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Feb 11, 2016.
People of Miao ethnic group dance to celebrate the Spring Festival in Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 11, 2016.
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, kicked off here on Thursday night with the star-studded US comedy film "Hail, Caesar!"
An increasing number of wealthy Chinese are traveling abroad during Spring Festival holidays, bringing big business to global retailers.
In Southern Gansu, along the middle of the Hexi Corridor, north of Qilian Mountains, the Yugur ethnic minority has a population of only 11,000 people.
Tian, a Steinway Artist, shared the stage with conductor Gregory Singer and his orchestra, the Manhattan Symphonie, for a Chinese New Year concert at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage in New York on Wednesday night.