A "Happy Chinese New Year" gala was held in Colombo in Sri Lanka on Jan 30. About 200 officials, representatives and students from Sri Lankan institutions and colleges attended.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), calling for more cooperation in culture.
A Chinese New Year concert and Spring Festival gala were held in Veliko Tarnovo, a former capital of Bulgaria, on Jan 31. The performances marked the opening of "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" in the southeastern European country.
The 2016 Spring Festival party was held by the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Feb. 2, 2016.
Efforts have been made over the years to pass on the adventures of the Monkey King, along with his mentor Buddhist monk Xuan Zang, to the younger generation through animations. Here is a history of such animation productions.
A performance named "2016 Happy Chinese New Year" was staged in Harare in Zimbabwe on Jan 29-30. About 1,000 officials and representatives from China and Zimbabwe attended the performance.
A two-day temple fair to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of Monkey was held in Rome from Jan 30 to 31, 2016.
A '2016 Happy Chinese New Year' gala was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Jan 23. About 700 representatives, officials and entrepreneurs from the Chinese Embassy in Congo and other institutions were present.
A series of activities were held in in Buenos Aires to welcome upcoming Chinese New Year.
The sequel broke nine records on its opening weekend, including highest box office sales and first film to earn more than 100 million yuan each day in three days.
Amid the brisk, festive air of Chinese New Year, monkey-themed stamps are being issued by postal services all over the world to welcome the Year of the Monkey.
A "Happy Chinese New Year" concert was held at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on Jan 24. The Chinese Artists Society of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children organized the concert.