Underwater dragon dance
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| Divers perform underwater dragon dance for visitors to celebrate the spring festival at a marine museum in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 15, 2010. The underwater dragon dance of Nantong Sea World delivered new entertaining feeling for people during the spring festival holidays. (Xinhua/You Lian) |
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| Divers perform underwater dragon dance for visitors to celebrate the spring festival at a marine museum in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/You Lian) |
Chinese traditional opera performances
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| Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2010 shows a traditional Chinese opera performance in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. More than 10 traditional Chinese opera enthusiasts gathered at a local ancient stage and performed for citizens to celebrate the spring festival on Monday. (Xinhua/Hang Xingwei) |
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| Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2010 shows a traditional Chinese opera performance in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Hang Xingwei) |
Chinese traditional opera performances
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| A Shaoxing Opera enthusiast performs for local residents to celebrate the spring festival at a park in Wenling city, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Pengfei) |
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| An actress performs Henan Opera for villagers to celebrate the spring festival at Dongzhuzhuang Village in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Liu Mingxiang) |
Temple fairs
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| People look at the cards under the impetration tree in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2010. The temple fairs held in Taiyuan attracted many people to visit. (Xinhua/Wu Di) |
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| People walk under the red lanterns at a temple fair in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Di) |
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| People visit the temple fair in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Wu Di) |
Colorful lanterns festival
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| People visit the lanterns during the Lantern festival which is held in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 15, 2010. A lantern festival is held in Wuhan during the Chinese lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Cheng Min) |
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| People visit the lanterns during the Lantern festival which is held in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Cheng Min) |
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| People visit the lanterns during the Lantern festival which is held in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Cheng Min) |
Colorful lanterns festival
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| A visitor takes pictures of a lantern on display during a lantern show to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, or the lunar new year, at a park in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) |
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| Lanterns are pictured during a lantern show to celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, or the lunar new year, at a park in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) |
Five "Gods" pray for good fortune
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| Folk artists costumed in ancient-style suits act as Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi, Cai, Gods bringing people good fortune, emolument, longevity, happiness and wealth in Chinese traditionl folk-custom, in Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 15, 2010. The ed good weather for crops and producing good harvests in the Chinese Lunar New Year of Tiger on the Loyal Street of Song Dynasty in Hangzhou, Monday. (Xinhua Photo) |
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| Folk artists costumed in ancient-style suits act as Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi, Cai, Gods bringing people good fortune, emolument, longevity, happiness and wealth in Chinese traditionl folk-custom, in Hangzhou city, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua Photo) |
Playing drums
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| A girl plays a big drum at Huiyuan Garden in Hefei city, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 15, 2010. Lots of citizens went to Huiyuan Garden, where people could attend the temple fair, to enjoy various folk artistic performance and delicious food, and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Tiger. (Xinhua/Yu Junjie) |
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| A family play a big drum at Huiyuan Garden in Hefei city, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Yu Junjie) |
Jubilant Yangge dance performances
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| A folk perfomer from Wanghong village performs Yangge (a popular rural folk dance) at Lijiadian village of Ninghe County in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 16, 2010. Yangge dancers from each village of the county began to give touring performances in other villages around the county on Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Tiger. (Xinhua/Ren Lihua) |
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| Folk perfomers from Wanghong village perform Yangge (a popular rural folk dance) at Lijiadian village of Ninghe County in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 16, 2010. (Xinhua/Ren Lihua) |
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| Folk perfomers from Wanghong village perform Yangge (a popular rural folk dance) at Lijiadian village of Ninghe County in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 16, 2010. (Xinhua/Ren Lihua) |
Stilts walk
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| Folk artists perform on stilts at Hebei village in suburbs of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2010. Local people have had traditions of performing stilt walks during the Spring Festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year for more than 160 years in Hebei village. (Xinhua/ Zheng Yong) |
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Folk artists perform on stilts at Hebei village in suburbs of Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/ Zheng Yong)
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Singing folk songs
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| Singers sing traditional songs of Zhuang ethnic group in Taiping town of Liucheng County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2010. Local singers performed Monday to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Tiger and express their dreams of better lives in the future. (Xinhua/Lai Liusheng) |
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| Singers greet each other when singing traditional songs of Zhuang ethnic group in Taiping town of Liucheng County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Lai Liusheng) |
