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Updated: 2018-02-10 06:31
Super Bowl victory, New Year fun for busy city - Philadelphia
Zhang Qiyue, consul general of China in New York, shakes hands with Jim Kenney, mayor of Philadelphia, at a press conference to celebrate Chinese New Year in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday evening. The city's NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles, won their first Super Bowl on Feb 3 over the New England Patriots. The city held a parade for the Eagles on Thursday. Judy Zhu / China Daily
Jeremy Lin displays cooking skills - New York
NBA star Jeremy Lin celebrates the upcoming Spring Festival in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday with Chinese basketball fans during a livestreamed dumpling-making event. Zhou Pai / China Daily
NBA fans treated to ribbon dance - New York
The Brooklyn Nets dance team performs a traditional Chinese ribbon dance at Barclays Center during the Brooklyn Nets-Houston Rockets game on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, New York. The performance is part of the NBA's Chinese New Year celebration program. A record 12 NBA clubs are hosting in-arena celebrations while a record 93 NBA games are telecasting around China as part of the league's seventh consecutive holiday celebration Feb 2-March 3. Zhou Pai / China Daily
Musical convergence - New York
A concert, One World Opera - A Blend Between Eastern and Western Music, is presented at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall on Feb 1. The program, organized by Blossom Season International Culture Media, is a creation of baritone/pianist Jiajun Hong and his wife, soprano Jinghan Zhang. As the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches, the concert brought the joy of the festival atmosphere to audience of New York. Yuan Images Provided to China Daily
Sounds of the dulcimer - Washington
Liu Yuening (center), a leading dulcimer musician and a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, leads a delegation of Chinese dulcimer (yangqin) players in a performance at the National Press Club in Washington on Feb 2. Liu, a Fulbright scholar, was scheduled to conduct her Jasmine Ensemble in performances in Ottawa, Canada, on Feb 6. Provided to China Daily
City ready for Lunar New Year - San Francisco
Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan speaks at a reception on Monday night at the Consulate General to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, which is on Feb 16. Lia Zhu / China Daily
Guangdong troupe's classic - Washington
Dragon Boat Racing, an award-winning Chinese dance-drama performed by the Guangdong Song & Dance Ensemble, was previewed to media at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Friday. Cast members pose for photos for the media with a poster of the show. Dong Leshuo / China Daily
Big Texas crowd for New Year - Houston
Consul General of China in Houston Li Qiangmin (center) and wife Zeng Hongyan (to his right); Deputy Consul General Liu Hongmei (right); Texas State Senator Paul Bettencourt (second from right); Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo (third from left) and Texas Governor Office's representative James Chen cheer to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Wednesday. About 500 people attended the CNY reception hosted by Li. May Zhou / China Daily
Kentucky celebrates Chinese New Year - Lexington, KY
More than 1,000 Kentuckians attend the 13th Chinese New Year Celebration in Lexington on Feb 3. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles and Assistant Secretary of State of Kentucky Lindsay H. Thurston extended new year's greetings to all Chinese and Chinese Americans in the state while Steve Kay, vice- mayor of Lexington, co-hosted the event. Photos by Ye Jing / For China Daily
Michelle Lin Zhao performs a peacock dance at the 13th Chinese New Year Show organized by the Kentucky Chinese American Association in Lexington on Feb 3.