Snapshots
New Year's Eve in Beijing
A New Year's Eve celebration was held in Beijing Shimao Tianjie Dec 31, 2010. More than 10,000 people joined the New Year countdown.
New Year is coming
With the new year approaching, every face lights up with happiness.
Hello, 2011!
Hello, 2011!
X'mas costume parade in Kyrgyzstan
People dressed as Father Frost, the equivalent to Santa Claus and Snow Maiden greet passers-by during a New Year parade in Bishkek Dec 31, 2010.
New Year market painted in red
Shops in Suzhou have begun stocking holiday items as the annual Spring Festival approaches in China.
Chinese acrobats perform for holiday in Manila
Over 100 award-winning acrobats, jugglers, aerialists, contortionists will be in Manila for a series of family entertainment acts this holiday season.
Chinese knots for Spring Festival
Farmers air materials for making Chinese knots on Sunday in Tancheng county, East China’s Shandong province, in order to meet demand for the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 3, 2011.
Christmas Eve on streets in Ho Chi Minh City
Christmas Eve on the streets of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, people come out to celebrate the unofficial holiday in their thousands, Dec 24, 2010.
International celebrations in N China
142 internaional students attend the party to greet the upcoming Christmas and New Year at Inner Mongolia University of Technology in Hohhot Thursday.
Santa Claus descends on zoo
Animals at Xi'an Wildlife Zoo received special gifts from zookeepers before Christmas.
New Year's Eve in Beijing