Chinese communities around the world welcomed the Year of the Pig on Feb 5, ushering in Lunar New Year with prayers, family feasts and shopping sprees.
On the occasion of the Chinese Lunar New Year, splendid celebrations have taken place in many countries.
As part of the cultural activities to celebrate Chinese New Year, the event was organized by the China Cultural Center in New Zealand.
A two-day fair to celebrate the Spring Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year kicked off in downtown Dublin on Saturday.
A major push is now on to take contemporary Chinese literature to an untapped audience.
For those hoping to stop by key tourist attractions in the capital during Spring Festival holidays, admittance is not a given due to limited space within popular facilities.
China's domestic tourism revenue gained 513.9 billion yuan (about $76.21 billion) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday that ends Sunday, an annual increase of 8.2 percent.
A Chinese symphony orchestra presented a celebratory concert at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Feb 8, marking the first time diplomats at UN celebrated Chinese New Year by attending such an event.
Irish President Michael D. Higgins attended a concert held in Dublin on Feb 6 night to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which fell on Feb 5th this year.
While Chinese New Year celebrations are in full swing in China, cultural activities held across North America to mark the most important festival of China are no less enthralling, spreading the joy to the other side of the Pacific.
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China's most-watched annual television show on Chinese Lunar New Year's eve has set a new viewership record, according to its broadcaster China Media Group.