An exhibition displaying traditional folk art surrounding the Chinese New Year opened in the National Library of China in Beijing on Jan 21.
Chinese New Year Costume Contest took place in Mexico City on Jan 19
Chicago will celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year citywide from Friday to Feb 9 with cultural performances, colorful parades and special events to usher in the Year of the Rat, according to organizers.
While Beijing's major parks are busy preparing temple fairs for the Chinese New Year holiday as usual, an art center has stolen the show by kicking off ‘a new kind of temple fair’ on Jan 18 to greet the festive season.
More than 100 local residents have joined in traditional Chinese New Year activities, such as writing Chinese couplets, at the Sishi Tongtang restaurant in the capital since mid-January.
Various kinds of folklore performances are presented across China to greet the country's most grand festival of Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 25 this year.
Disney has embraced the Lunar New Year and is happily transforming "The Year of the Rat" into "The Year of the Mouse" -- an opportunity that only comes around once every twelve years.
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: 大寒), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 3.
The China Cultural Center in Fiji and Post Fiji jointly launched the Year of Rat stamps here on Friday to celebrate the arrival of the Chinese New Year which is to fall on Jan. 25 this year.
French postal service company La Poste issued two Year of Rat stamps in a ceremony here on Saturday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.
The 26th International Dinosaur Lantern Show opened Friday night in the city of Zigong, Southwest China's Sichuan province.
Canada Post unveiled the Year of the Rat stamps and collectibles in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat on Thursday.
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