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Temple fairs in Beijing

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-15 16:59
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Temple fairs in Beijing
Visitors take photos with a performer dressed in tiger costumes at a temple fair in Beijing February 15, 2010. The Chinese New Year began on February 14, and according to the Lunar calendar, it will be the Year of the Tiger. [Photo/Agencies]

Temple fairs in Beijing
Puppets are used to enact a scene in a shadow play, also known as "Pi Ying Xi", at a temple fair in Beijing February 15, 2010. Shadow play is a Chinese folk opera art form originating from Shanxi province in west China. [Photo/Agencies]