Happy New Year
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-01-21 09:41

A worker installs a Chinese character which reads 'Spring' at a park in Guangzhou, southern China's Guangdong Province. Spring Festival, the most celebrated date for Chinese, falls on a different date every year on the Gregorian calendar, this year on January 22. From January 22-28, Chinese residents will have 7 days off, mainly for family reunion, gathering of friends and planning of a new year. [Reuters]

Two Chinese children looks Chinese knots at a temple fair in Beijing, January. Residents in China's capital flock to temple fairs during the New Year of the Monkey which starts on January 22 to enjoy performances of martial arts, acrobatics, folk dances and fashion shows.