Members of a Yu Opera troupe from central China's Henan province perform at a village in the city of Zaozhuang in east China's Shandong province Thursday, January 29, 2009. Chinese ushered in the Year of the Ox on Monday, January 26, packing temple fairs, entertainment parks, setting off fireworks and firecrackers and hurrying to train and bus stations to get home for the traditional holiday. [Xinhua/Liu Mingxiang]