China lights up to welcome 2017, the Year of The Rooster

Published on Jan 17, 2017 07:58 pm IST
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A giant lantern depicting a rooster is seen ahead of spring festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai of China on Tuesday. (Aly Song / Reuters) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jan 17, 2017 07:58 pm IST

A giant lantern depicting a rooster is seen ahead of spring festival at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai of China on Tuesday. (Aly Song / Reuters)

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A couple shops artificial flowers for Lunar New Year decorations at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday. The Lunar New Year which falls on January 28 this year marks the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Vincent Thian / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Jan 17, 2017 07:58 pm IST

A couple shops artificial flowers for Lunar New Year decorations at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday. The Lunar New Year which falls on January 28 this year marks the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Vincent Thian / AP)

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People carry rooster dolls in Beijing on Monday, to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Jan 28 this year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Ng Han Guan / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People carry rooster dolls in Beijing on Monday, to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Jan 28 this year. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. (Ng Han Guan / AP)

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A woman visits a park in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese New Year, known locally as the spring festival, falls on January 28 this year. (WANG Zhao / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman visits a park in Beijing on Tuesday. Chinese New Year, known locally as the spring festival, falls on January 28 this year. (WANG Zhao / AFP)

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A rooster and a dragon lantern are seen at a lantern fair in Xuchang, Henan province, ahead of the upcoming spring festival. (REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A rooster and a dragon lantern are seen at a lantern fair in Xuchang, Henan province, ahead of the upcoming spring festival. (REUTERS)

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A folk craftswoman Feng Shiping shows a paper cutting of a rooster she made for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Handan, north China's Hebei province. (AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A folk craftswoman Feng Shiping shows a paper cutting of a rooster she made for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Handan, north China's Hebei province. (AFP)

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A woman poses for a picture next to lanterns at a park in Beijing on Tuesday. (WANG Zhao / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman poses for a picture next to lanterns at a park in Beijing on Tuesday. (WANG Zhao / AFP)

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Chinese men walk past neon decorations marking the Year of the Rooster in Beijing on Monday. (Ng Han Guan) / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Chinese men walk past neon decorations marking the Year of the Rooster in Beijing on Monday. (Ng Han Guan) / AP)

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A woman walks under traditional Chinese lanterns decorated at the Thean Hou temple in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman walks under traditional Chinese lanterns decorated at the Thean Hou temple in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

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An elderly woman wearing a home-made mask walks past lanterns hung ahead of the Lunar New Year at a park in Beijing on Tuesday. (WANG Zhao / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An elderly woman wearing a home-made mask walks past lanterns hung ahead of the Lunar New Year at a park in Beijing on Tuesday. (WANG Zhao / AFP)

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