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Chinese lunar New Year in photos: jubilation and happiness

Fireworks illuminate the sky at the opening ceremony of a lantern show to celebrate the Spring Festival in Foguangshan, southeast China's Taiwan, Jan. 28, 2017. Chinese lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional celebration in China. People across the country celebrate the festival in various forms, wishing for good luck and happiness. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)


Visitor walk through a giant rooster lantern at Longting Park in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 1, 2017. Chinese lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional celebration in China. People across the country celebrate the festival in various forms, wishing for good luck and happiness. (Xinhua/Li An)


A woman shows her paper cutting for the year of rooster in Chenji Village of Fucheng county, north China's Hebei province, Jan. 17, 2017. Chinese lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional celebration in China. People across the country celebrate the festival in various forms, wishing for good luck and happiness. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)


Traditional celebrations are held to celebrate the Spring Festival in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 16, 2017. Chinese lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important traditional celebration in China. People across the country celebrate the festival in various forms, wishing for good luck and happiness. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai)


Tourists view tulip flowers during the week-long Spring Festival holiday at Liuzhou Expo Garden in Liuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Bin)


Tourists view tulip flowers during the week-long Spring Festival holiday at Liuzhou Expo Garden in Liuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Bin)


Sparks pour down as a performer sprays burning hot iron water to simulate display of fireworks at Neihuang County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhang Taozhou)


Sparks pour down as performers spray burning hot iron water to simulate display of fireworks at Neihuang County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Gang)


People shop at a Chinese supermarket with decorations celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year, in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng)


People shop at a Chinese supermarket with decorations celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Toronto, Canada, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng)


A tourist takes a selfie in front of a cole flower field in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Feb. 2, 2017. Over 60,000 square meters of cole flowers began to blossom in Fuzhou recently. (Xinhua/Song Weiwei)


Tourists cram to an ancient street during the Spring Festival holiday in Jincheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 1, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Xu Hongxing)


Crowds of people visit the Laomendong commercial area during the Spring Festival holiday in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year. (Xinhua/Wang Xin)


People visit the ancient city of Tai'erzhuang during the Spring Festival holiday in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 2, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Gao Qimin)


Tourists stroll in a lage field of flowers at a senic spot during the Spring Festival holiday in Laibin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 31, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Fan Shaoguang)


Tourists pose for photos during the Spring Festival holiday at Longting Park in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 31, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Li An)


A child selects souvenirs at the Shenyang Palace Museum in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 28, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year. (Xinhua/Li Gang)


Tourists visit a temple fair during the Spring Festival holiday in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 30, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Yang Qing)


Tourists visit a park during the Spring Festival holiday in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 31, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year.(Xinhua/Li An)


People perform a fire dragon dance in a shower of molten iron which sparks like fireworks to celebrate Chinese lunar new year in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 28, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)


Tourists visit Wanda Theme Park during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 30, 2017. China's tourism industry raked in 423.3 billion yuan (61.7 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue during the Lunar New Year holiday. The volume marked a year-on-year increase of 15.9 percent, according to calculations by the China National Tourism Administration. During the seven-day holiday, which ends on Thursday, some 344 million visitor trips were made, up 13.8 percent from the same period last year. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)


Folk artists give a performance at a temple fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)


Children pose for photos with the Monkey King at a temple fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)


People pose for photos under a tree during a temple fair celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Feb. 2, 2017. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)


Visitors enjoy peach blossoms in a greenhouse at a farm in Suning County, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 2, 2017. More than 100 Mu (about 6.67 hectares) of peach blossoms here attracted lots of visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)


People watch lion dance to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at Chinatown in Antwerp, Belgium, on Feb. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Gong Bing)


Lanterns in shape of rooster are seen in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 1, 2017. According to Chinese lunar calendar, the year 2017 is the year of the rooster. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)


Tourists visit the Largo Do Senado in Macao, south China, on Feb. 1, 2017, during China's Lunar New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)


Tourists visit the Ruins of St. Paul's in Macao, south China, on Feb. 1, 2017, during China's Lunar New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)


A child plays games at the Sony ExploraScience during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)


Tourists take photos as the plum trees begin to blossom at the Badashanren Museum on the bank of Mei Lake in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2017.(Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)


A tourist visits the Badashanren Museum on the bank of Mei Lake as the plum trees begin to blossom in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 1, 2017.(Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)


Tourists visit a lantern fair during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Dingzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)


Foreign artists perform at an international temple fair held in Shijingshan District of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2017. The temple fair was a carnival held during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday with many cultural performances. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)


A villager prepares to attend a lantern parade held in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 31, 2017, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Liu Yanhui)


A villager decorates a lantern at a lantern parade held in Longyan, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 31, 2017, to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Liu Yanhui)


Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2017 shows the giant lantern at a lantern fair at Longting park in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li An)


Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2017 shows the giant lanterns at a lantern fair at Longting park in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li An)


Tourists pose for a photo at a temple fair in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 31, 2017. (Xinhua/Li An)


Tourists visit a temple fair in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 31, 2017. (Xinhua/Li An)


Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2017 shows illuminated Baotu Spring Park during the 38th Baotu Spring Lantern Festival in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)


Tourists visit the 38th Baotu Spring Lantern Festival to celebrate Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)


Tourists stroll along the White Bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 31, 2017. The renowned West Lake scenery zone received a total of 632,500 tourists on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)


A tourist takes photos of plum blossom in the West Lake scenery zone in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 31, 2017. The renowned West Lake scenery zone received a total of 632,500 tourists on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)


Participants perform dragon dance during a contest in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 31, 2017. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)


Participants perform dragon dance during a contest in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 31, 2017. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)


A lady participates in a dragon dance contest in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 31, 2017. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)


People watch a circus show at a lantern fair during the holiday of Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)


Tourists visit a lantern fair held to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)


Tourists ski at Taoranting Park during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Wang Xibao)


Tourists take a selfie at the Changdian Temple Fair during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Wang Xibao)


A woman takes selfie at the Qinzhou horticulture expo park during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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