Chinese New Year celebrations around the globe - in pictures


  • A dancer looks out of a lion costume during a performance at Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Reuters
    A dancer looks out of a lion costume during a performance at Dongyue Temple in Beijing, China, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Reuters
  • Revellers attend the Chinese New Year festival in central Moscow, Russia. Reuters
    Revellers attend the Chinese New Year festival in central Moscow, Russia. Reuters
  • People touch a statue for good luck at a temple in Beijing on the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse. AFP
    People touch a statue for good luck at a temple in Beijing on the first day of the Year of the Fire Horse. AFP
  • A lion dance performance at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore. Reuters
    A lion dance performance at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore. Reuters
  • People burn incense sticks as they offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Hong San Koo Tee temple in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP
    People burn incense sticks as they offer prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year at Hong San Koo Tee temple in Surabaya, Indonesia. AFP
  • A celebration in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    A celebration in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. EPA
  • Dragon dancers in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA
    Dragon dancers in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA
  • Lunar New Year lanterns decorate the Satya Dharma temple in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    Lunar New Year lanterns decorate the Satya Dharma temple in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
  • Worshippers compete to take tangerines offered by lion dancers at the Taoist Guan Di Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
    Worshippers compete to take tangerines offered by lion dancers at the Taoist Guan Di Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters
  • A fire breather performs at Lunar New Year celebrations in Binondo, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
    A fire breather performs at Lunar New Year celebrations in Binondo, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
  • Chinese dancers wait to perform a Yingge folk dance, from southern China, at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing. Getty Images
    Chinese dancers wait to perform a Yingge folk dance, from southern China, at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing. Getty Images