Suzhou people prepare for the Lantern Festival
A craftswoman adjusts an ox-shaped lantern in the Dongwu Lantern and Sculpture Factory in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 1, 2009. Workers of the factory were busy in making lanterns to greet the Lantern Festival which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar year or on Feb. 9 in this year. (Xinhua/Zhu Guigen)
Workers make a hexangular lantern in the Dongwu Lantern and Sculpture Factory in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhu Guigen)
Craftswomen adjust the fish-shaped lanterns in the Dongwu Lantern and Sculpture Factory in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 1, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhu Guigen)
Workers of the Dongwu Lantern and Sculpture Factory in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, were busy in making lanterns to greet the Lantern Festival which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese Lunar year or on Feb. 9 in this year.
Embroidery Sisters Festival celebrated in SW China
Embroidery Sisters Festival celebrated in SW China
A girl of Miao ethnic group puts on her headwear with the help of an old woman in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009. It was the second day of the traditonal Embroidery Sisters Festival, which falls on the fifth to the seventh day of the first month in Chinese Lunar calendar. Villagers worshiped ancestor, performed Lusheng (the ethnic emblematic reed-pipe blowing instrument) and held gala during the festival.(Xinhua/Qiao Qiming)
Women dressed in the costume of Miao ethnic group walk in line in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)
Women of Miao ethnic group toast at a diner in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009.(Xinhua Photo)
Children dressed in the costume of Miao ethnic group perform dance in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
A girl of Miao ethnic group makes embroidery in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
A girl of Miao ethnic group puts on her headwear with the help of an old woman in the Zhanliu Village of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 31, 2009. It was the second day of the traditonal Embroidery Sisters Festival, which falls on the fifth to the seventh day of the first month in Chinese Lunar calendar. Villagers worshiped ancestor, performed Lusheng (the ethnic emblematic reed-pipe blowing instrument) and held gala during the festival.
Premier Wen meets overseas Chinese in London
Premier Wen meets overseas Chinese in London
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R Front) meets with overseas Chinese and send greetings to them for the Chinese lunar New Year in the Chinatown of London Jan. 31, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London on Jan. 31 for a three-day visit to Britain. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R Front) meets with overseas Chinese and send greetings to them for the Chinese lunar New Year in the Chinatown of London Jan. 31, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London on Jan. 31 for a three-day visit to Britain. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd R Front) meets with staff members of Chinese financial institutions in Britain at the Bank of China (Britain) Co. Ltd. in London Jan. 31, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London on Jan. 31 for a three-day visit to Britain. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with "Young Icebreakers" from the "48 Group Club" in London Jan. 31, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London on Jan. 31 for a three-day visit to Britain. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with overseas Chinese and sent greetings to them for the Chinese lunar New Year in the Chinatown of London, Jan. 31, 2009.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in London on Jan. 31 for a three-day visit to Britain.
Home-bound people hit Changsha Railway Station
Home-bound people hit Changsha Railway Station
Passengers go through security check at the entrance of the Changsha Railway Station in Changsha, capital of central-south China's Hunan Province, Jan. 21, 2009. With the approach of the Chinese lunar New Year, Hunan railways have transported over 1 million passengers since the formal start of the annual Spring Festival travel peak on Jan. 11. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Passengers walk on the square in front of the Changsha Railway Station in Changsha, capital of central-south China's Hunan Province, Jan. 21, 2009. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
Passengers line up to buy tickets at the Changsha Railway Station in Changsha, capital of central-south China's Hunan Province, Jan. 21, 2009. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)
With the approach of the Chinese lunar New Year, Hunan railways have transported over 1 million passengers since the formal start of the annual Spring Festival travel peak on Jan. 11.
Foreigners celebrate Chinese lunar New Year with local Chinese
Foreigners celebrate Chinese lunar New Year with local Chinese
Chinese and foreign residents make Jiaozi during a celebration for the Chinese lunar New Year in a community in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Xu)
Foreign tourists learn Taiji, also known as shadowboxing, during a celebration for the Chinese lunar New Year in a community in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Xu)
Chinese and foreign residents make Jiaozi during a celebration for the Chinese lunar New Year in a community in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2009.



