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In Pictures: Chinese New Year

Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Tens of thousands of residents walk under a snake sculpture at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Tens of thousands of residents walk under a snake sculpture at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
 A little girl takes photo with a Chinese folk artist at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake at the Temple of Earth park.
 A little girl takes photo with a Chinese folk artist at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake at the Temple of Earth park.
An actor performs during a Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong on February 12, 2013 as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations held in the city.
An actor performs during a Cantonese Opera in Hong Kong on February 12, 2013 as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations held in the city.
Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair as a policeman guarding at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing.
Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair as a policeman guarding at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing.
 Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park in Beijing, China.
 Tens of thousands of residents visit the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park in Beijing, China.
A security guard patrols during the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
A security guard patrols during the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
A young girl plays with Chinese lanterns during the Lunar New Year holidays in Shanghai on February 12, 2013.
A young girl plays with Chinese lanterns during the Lunar New Year holidays in Shanghai on February 12, 2013.
A man places a candle on a table for good fortune at Hongludi temple, a Taoist god of fortune, in Chunghe, the New Taipei City, on the third day of the lunar new year on February 12, 2013.
A man places a candle on a table for good fortune at Hongludi temple, a Taoist god of fortune, in Chunghe, the New Taipei City, on the third day of the lunar new year on February 12, 2013.
A boy plays during the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
A boy plays during the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth park on February 12, 2013 in Beijing, China.
A woman takes photograph of a flower exhibit in the shape of a zodiac water snake at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A woman takes photograph of a flower exhibit in the shape of a zodiac water snake at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A baby puts her head inside a floral display to pose for a photograph at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A baby puts her head inside a floral display to pose for a photograph at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A woman views the floral display at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
A woman views the floral display at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
A man carves out a face from a pumpkin while visitors pose for photograph at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
A man carves out a face from a pumpkin while visitors pose for photograph at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
 A woman try masks at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
 A woman try masks at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline in Hong Kong on February 11, 2013. The Chinese lunar new year, which this year marks the year of the snake, is celebrated by Chinese communities the world over.
Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline in Hong Kong on February 11, 2013. The Chinese lunar new year, which this year marks the year of the snake, is celebrated by Chinese communities the world over.
 Beijing residents visit a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
 Beijing residents visit a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
Members of the Panamanian-Chinese community celebrate the Chinese New Year in Panama City on February 10, 2013.
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: A child holding a balloon watch a show at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day.
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: A child holding a balloon watch a show at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the Fifteenth day.
 People selling masks at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
 People selling masks at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
A young boy poses for a photograph with a face carved pumpkin at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
A young boy poses for a photograph with a face carved pumpkin at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore. Millions of spring flowers decorate the island in celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Snake.
The longest snake sculpture using sand collected from Sentosa's very own beaches is created for the Singapore Book of Records at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
The longest snake sculpture using sand collected from Sentosa's very own beaches is created for the Singapore Book of Records at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A boy poses for a photograph at the String Garden, specially created by Tivoli Gardens of Denmark at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A boy poses for a photograph at the String Garden, specially created by Tivoli Gardens of Denmark at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A giant floral carpet, made up of 30,000 real flowers is seen at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A giant floral carpet, made up of 30,000 real flowers is seen at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A young boy plays inside a tree house at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A young boy plays inside a tree house at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A young girl poses for a photograph in front of a giant floral carpet, made up of 30000 real flowers at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
A young girl poses for a photograph in front of a giant floral carpet, made up of 30000 real flowers at the Sentosa Flowers exhibition at Palawan Beach on February 11, 2013 in Singapore.
Performers take part in a dragon dance at the Philippine Stock Exchange to mark the start of the first day of trading in the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake in Manila.
Performers take part in a dragon dance at the Philippine Stock Exchange to mark the start of the first day of trading in the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake in Manila.
Beijing residents ride sleighs on a frozen lake at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.
Beijing residents ride sleighs on a frozen lake at a Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of Snake on February 11, 2013 in Beijing, China.

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