A boy performs traditional Chinese dance during the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006. Hundreds of thousands of visitors attended the parade which was one of a series of activities held by Sydney's Town Hall to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New year, also called the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 18 this year. (Xinhua/Mi Ligong)

Local people attend the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006. (Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

A man attends the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006.(Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

A performer from south China's Guangdong Province attends the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006.(Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

 
A performer from south China's Guangdong Province attends the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006.(Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

Performers from south China's Guangdong Province attend the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006. (Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

Performers from south China's Guangdong Province attend the Chinese New Year Parade in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2006. (Xinhua Photo/Mi Ligong)

Editor: Yan