People of Miao ethnic group dance to celebrate the Spring Festival in Rongjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Feb 11, 2016.
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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.
Tuesday marked the first day of the "Fire Monkey Losar" on the Tibetan calendar. The Tibetan New Year is normally celebrated by religious rituals, long prayers, horse races, family gatherings and feasts.
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.
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Fireworks paint the sky over the Juzizhou Bridge in Changsha, capital of Central China's Hunan province, Feb 7, 2016.
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Undated file photo shows actors performing during a rehearsal of China Central Television (CCTV) 2016 Lunar New Year Gala, in Beijing, capital of China.
During the seven days' Spring Festival holiday, except for visiting friends and relatives, you can also go to temple fairs or museums to experience the "New Year atmosphere".
Folk artists there creat various artworks to celebrate the coming Year of the Monkey.
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