Canada Post unveiled the Year of the Rat stamps and collectibles in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat on Thursday.
Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, is a fair-faced celestial who spends only a few days in the heavenly court of the Jade Emperor. For most of the year, he presides over the heart and hearth of earthly households, guarding the livestock, servants, and most of all the cooking stove.
Visitors view illumination installations during a lantern show in Nantong city, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 15, 2020. Over 130 illumination installations were exhibited on the show.
A grand Spring Festival gala will be staged on Feb 1 in Chicago, the third-largest city of the US, for overseas Chinese and Americans to co-celebrate the Chinese New Year
An art exhibition in the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday marked the opening of the 2020 "Happy Chinese New Year" program, aimed at sharing traditional Chinese New Year traditions with the world.
Tourists view colorful lanterns at the Baota Park in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 8, 2020.