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.
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.
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.
What do people eat to celebrate the Chinese New Year?
During Spring Festival, Chinese people around the country are wrapping not just fillings in their dumplings, but also love in their hearts.
The lantern market opened to the public on the eve of the Spring Festival in Nanjing in Jiangsu province.
Photos of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the world.
Photos of people shopping at a flower market in Beijing.
Fireworks play an important part of CNY celebrations.
Spring Festival Eve is the time for a family feast and this year chicken is the star attraction. XU JINGXI reports from Guangzhou.
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