PHOTOS: Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse
January 30, 2014
An ethnic Chinese boy lights candles and joss sticks on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Ethnic Chinese Malaysians swarmed the temple to pray for good fortune. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin) ( Malaysia Lunar New Year )
Indonesian performers dressed as mermaids wearing traditional Chinese cheongsam dress and a lion perform underwater in a special program celebrating the Lunar New Year at Jakarta's Ancol park on January 31, 2014. The Lunar New Year of the Horse falls on January 31. AFP AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526548771 )
Performers dance at the 2014 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on January 31, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The parade featured illuminated floats accompanied by local and international performing groups which entertained both locals and tourists alike on Chinese Lunar New Year. Hundreds of thousands gathered in Hong Kong today to celebrate the Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse, with new year's day falling on January 31st. Chinese new Year is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar and is widely celebrated across Asia. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) ( 466084129 )
A Filipino fire breather performs during celebrations marking the Chinese New Year in Binondo Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines, 31 January 2014. Filipino-Chinese communities welcomed the Year of the Horse on the Chinese New Year, holding various activities and practices traditionally believed to bring good fortune for revelers. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN ( PHILIPPINES CHINESE NEW YEAR )
Firecrackers explode as dragon and lion dancers perform in front of a grocery store in celebration of Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. This year in the Chinese Lunar calendar is the Year of the Horse. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Chinese New year )
Chinese people burn joss sticks at Jing An Temple to mark the start of the Year of the Horse in Shanghai on January 31, 2014. Millions of families gathered together to usher in the Year of the Horse, kicking off a week of celebrations in the country's most important holiday by visiting temples, indulging in feasts of dumplings and rice cakes and exchanging hongbao, red envelopes stuffed with "lucky money". AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526545184 )
Filipino-Chinese revelers perform a Dragon dance in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown, Philippines, 31 January 2014. Filipino-Chinese communities welcome the Year of the Horse, holding various activities and practices traditionally believed to bring good fortune for revelers. EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG ( PHILIPPINES CHINESE NEW YEAR )
An Indonesian ethnic Chinese man burns incense sticks during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, 31 January 2014. The Year of the Horse, according to the symbol of the 12 year cycle of animals, begins on 31 January. EPA/MAST IRHAM ( INDONESIA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Filipinos try to catch candies and coins thrown by store workers from a balcony as they mark the Chinese New Year in Binondo Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines, 31 January 2014. Filipino-Chinese communities welcomed the Year of the Horse on the Chinese New Year, holding various activities and practices traditionally believed to bring good fortune. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN ( PHILIPPINES CHINESE NEW YEAR )
A Chinese youth of Indian origin jumps over exploding fire crackers during Chinese New Year celebrations in Kolkata, India, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) ( India Chinese New Year )
Performers carry a dragon figure while Filipinos try to catch candies and coins thrown by store workers from a balcony s they mark the Chinese New Year in Binondo Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines, 31 January 2014. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN ( PHILIPPINES CHINESE NEW YEAR )
An Indonesian ethnic Chinese releases birds during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Ethnic Chinese communities in the world's most populous Muslim country are celebrating the start of the year of the horse. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ( Indonesia Lunar New Year )
A performer takes part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
Chinese lion dance participants of Indian origin perform amid exploding fire crackers on Chinese New Year celebrations in Kolkata, India, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) ( India Chinese New Year )
Performers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The Lunar New Year this year marks the Year of the Horse in the Chinese calendar. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
Men attend prayers during Chinese New Year celebrations for the Year of The horse at Dharma Bakti Temple on January 31, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian chinese today to celebrate the Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse, with new year's day falling on January 31st. Chinese new Year is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar and is widely celebrated across Asia. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 465948869 )
A woman prays holding incense sticks at Hong San Ko Tee Temple during Chinese New year Celebrations on January 31, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Thousands gathered today to celebrate the Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse, with new year's day falling on January 31st. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 465949457 )
Cai Sen Ye (God of Fortune) gives Ang Pao to worshipers at the Hong San Ko Tee Temple during Chinese New year Celebrations on January 31, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 465949483 )
A man prays holding incense sticks at Hong San Ko Tee Temple during Chinese New year Celebrations on January 31, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 465949531 )
Children dressed in the traditional Chinese Cheongsam pose before a horse figurine in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028889 )
Chicks dyed with various colors are sold in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028911 )
Chinese Filipinos pray at the Seng Guan Temple in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028915 )
Children dressed in the traditional Chinese Cheongsam pose before a horse figurine in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028921 )
People burn the incense and pray at a temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the Horse on January 30, 2014 in Chongqing, China. Tens of thousands of worshippers flocked to temples across to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ( 466056289 )
A merchant displays a figurine of a horse in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028927 )
A merchant displays a figurine of a horse in the Chinese district of Binondo on January 31, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) ( 466028931 )
People burn the incense and pray at a temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the Horse on January 31, 2014 in Nantong, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images) ( 466056291 )
A lion dance is performed in front of the Chinese restaurant in the Yokohama China Town on January 31, 2014 in Yokohama, Japan. It's the Lunar New Year and Year of the Horse, Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday and it is celebrated worldwide within Chinese community. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images) ( 466068307 )
A man holds votive paper and burns it as they attend prayers during Chinese New Year celebrations for the Year of The Horse at Bun San Bio Temple on January 31, 2014 in Tangerang, Indonesia. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 466068897 )
A lion dance is performed in front of the Chinese restaurant in the Yokohama China Town on January 31, 2014 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Keith Tsuji/Getty Images) ( 466068349 )
Performers dance at the 2014 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on January 31, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The parade featured illuminated floats accompanied by local and international performing groups which entertained both locals and tourists alike on Chinese Lunar New Year. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) ( 466084139 )
Revelers try to catch cash envelopes and other items being given away following a dragon and lion performances in front of a grocery store in celebration of Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. This year in the Chinese Lunar calendar is the Year of the Horse. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Chinese New year )
Firecrackers explode as dragon and lion dancers perform in front of a grocery store in celebration of Chinese New Year at Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo, Philippines Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Chinese New year )
Performers dance at the 2014 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on January 31, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The parade featured illuminated floats accompanied by local and international performing groups which entertained both locals and tourists alike on Chinese Lunar New Year. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images) ( 466084281 )
Lion dancers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
Performers show dragon dance during a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
Performers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
Performers take part in a night parade to celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) ( Hong Kong Chinese New Year )
A Chinese woman prays at Jing An Temple to mark the start of the Year of the Horse in Shanghai on January 31, 2014. Millions of families gathered together to usher in the Year of the Horse, kicking off a week of celebrations in the country's most important holiday by visiting temples, indulging in feasts of dumplings and rice cakes and exchanging hongbao, red envelopes stuffed with "lucky money". AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526545121 )
Chinese visitors touch the White Jade Horse statue at the Dongyue Temple in the hope that it brings them prosperity and good fortune for the Year of the Horse in Beijing on January 31, 2014. China welcomed in the Lunar New Year of the Horse which sees about 3.62 billion trips made by Chinese travelers during the 40-day Spring Festival travel period. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526547179 )
Chinese performers take part in a traditional Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good fortune, during Lunar New Year festivities at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526547751 )
Chinese performers during a traditional Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good fortune, during Lunar New Year festivities at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526547872 )
Chinese performers during a traditional Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good fortune, during Lunar New Year festivities at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526547885 )
Indonesian performers dressed as mermaids wearing traditional Chinese cheongsam dress and a lion perform underwater in a special program celebrating the Lunar New Year at Jakarta's Ancol park on January 31, 2014. The Lunar New Year of the Horse falls on January 31. AFP AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 526548783 )
Chinese worshippers burn joss sticks at the Dongyue Temple in the hope that it brings them prosperity and good fortune for the Year of the Horse in Beijing on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526548582 )
Chinese worshippers pray at the Dongyue Temple in the hope that it brings them prosperity and good fortune for the Year of the Horse in Beijing on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 526549119 )
Performers do the horse dance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. The Year of the Horse, according to the symbol of the 12 year cycle of animals, will begin on 31 January. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( epaselect CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Performers in traditional costumes on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. The Year of the Horse, according to the symbol of the 12 year cycle of animals, will begin on 31 January EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Fireworks explode in a street of Shanghai on the eve of Chinese New Year on January 30, 2014. China prepares to welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse which falls on January 31 and will see about 3.62 billion trips made by Chinese travelers during the 40-day Spring Festival travel period. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526531075 )
Performers do the horse dance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January, 2014. The Year of the Horse, according to the symbol of the 12 year cycle of animals, will begin on 31 January EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Chinese folk artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465845923 )
Performers in traditional costumes on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January, 2014. The Year of the Horse, according to the symbol of the 12 year cycle of animals, will begin on 31 January EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( epaselect CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Performers do the horse dance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A Visitor passes the trees decorated with red lanterns at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465851953 )
A vendor selling fireworks and firecrackers receives payment from a customer at a roadside stall in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. Concerns over air pollution levels have led authorities to urge the public to lessen the use of fireworks in welcoming the Lunar New Year, or Year of the Horse, which officially starts on 31 January. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A performer in traditional costume gets ready for his performance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A photo made with a tilt-shift lens shows performers in traditional costume entertain visitors on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Performers do the horse dance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A performer in traditional costume pauses before his performance on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Chinese folk artists perform during the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465846201 )
Performers in traditional costume entertain visitors on the eve of the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, at a park fair in Beijing, China, 30 January 2014. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL ( CHINA LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A Chinese family pose for photos with a folk artist at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465851721 )
The horse toys are seen at a game area of the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465852419 )
Security personnel line up before the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465852555 )
A couple carry a cherry blossom tree at a Chinese New Year street fair on the eve of the holiday in Shanghai on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526526062 )
Chinese paramilitary police officers dressed as Qing Dynasty servants before a re-enactment of an ancient ceremony of Qing Dynasty emperors praying for good harvest and fortune during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465852099 )
Chinese folk artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465845995 )
Chinese lanterns are seen on sale at a Chinese New Year street fair on the eve of the holiday in Shanghai on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526526044 )
The horse toys are seen at a game area of the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465852433 )
A worshipper looks on as she waits to burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the horse in Hong Kong on January 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of worshippers flocked to temples across to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 526528829 )
Chinese folk artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465846149 )
Tourists walk under a horse sculpture at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465851555 )
Chinese young women show brand to guide visitors at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse at the Temple of Earth park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465852227 )
Lanterns hang above the street in China Town on January 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 465887485 )
A child holds sparklers outside her home minutes after midnight in Beijing, China, 31 January 2014. The Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Horse on 31 January, and officially starts the Spring Festival in China. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA TRADITIONS LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Residents watch fireworks set off outside their homes minutes after midnight in Beijing, China, 31 January 2014. The Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Horse on 31 January, and officially starts the Spring Festival in China. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA TRADITIONS LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Smoke surrounds residents holding sparklers outside their homes minutes after midnight in Beijing, China, 31 January 2014. The Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Horse on 31 January, and officially starts the Spring Festival in China. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA TRADITIONS LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Residents light sparklers outside their homes minutes after midnight in Beijing, China, 31 January 2014. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA TRADITIONS LUNAR NEW YEAR )
A Chinese man stands at the building entrance of his home as fireworks explode in the sky minutes after midnight in Beijing, China, 31 January 2014. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA ( CHINA TRADITIONS LUNAR NEW YEAR )
Fireworks illuminate the skyline to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse and cause severe air pollution on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465899185 )
People watch fireworks on the Eve of Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( China Lunar New Year )
Fireworks illuminate the skyline to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse and cause severe air pollution on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465907713 )
Fireworks illuminate a residential area to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse and cause severe air pollution on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images) ( 465907815 )
A man (L) covers his ears after lighting fire crackers on the eve of Chinese New Year in Shanghai on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526525992 )
Visitors take pictures at a Chinese New Year fair on the eve of the holiday in Shanghai on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526526039 )
A man makes Chinese Zodiac animals from candy at a Chinese New Year street fair on the eve of the holiday in Shanghai on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526526025 )
A Chinese family lights fireworks at a square in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu province, on January 30, 2014, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526527873 )
A Chinese family lights fireworks at a square in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu province, on January 30, 2014, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526527884 )
A couple hold fireworks as they sit together on a bench in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu province, on January 30, 2014, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. AFP PHOTO / WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526528077 )
A man walks past an altar at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the horse in Hong Kong on January 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of worshippers flocked to temples across to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 526528822 )
A woman shops outside a temple where worshippers burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the horse in Hong Kong on January 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of worshippers flocked to temples across to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 526528833 )
Worshippers wait to burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the horse in Hong Kong on January 30, 2014. Tens of thousands of worshippers flocked to temples across to pray for good luck and fortune for the new year. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 526528858 )
Fireworks explode on the Eve of Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) ( China Lunar New Year )
Fireworks explode in a street of Shanghai on the eve of Chinese New Year on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS/AFP/Getty Images ( 526531089 )
Worshippers burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple to welcome the Chinese New Year of the horse in Hong Kong on January 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images ( 526530406 )
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