China
Chinese celebrate pre-new year festival
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| Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2009 shows a giant color lantern at a lantern fair in Meishan, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 30-day lantern fair, showing the achievements under China's reform and opening policies, was opened in Meishan on Friday.(Xinhua/Yao Yongliang) |
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| Workers in ancient Chinese dress rehearse for the royal temple fair in the Summer Palace in Beijing, Jan. 18, 2009. Visiting temple fairs, or "Miaohui" in Chinese, is one of the most important traditional activities during the Spring Festival holidays.(Xinhua/He Junchang) |
