
Actors perform lion dance at the Royal Palace to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo by Gao Bingnan/Xinhua)
HONG KONG, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is celebrated in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand and other Asia-Pacific countries.

People visit a night market at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

People buy toys at Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)

Actors perform lion dance at the Royal Palace to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo by Gao Bingnan/Xinhua)

Actors perform lion dance at the Royal Palace to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo by Gao Bingnan/Xinhua)

People take photos and video clips of the 3D golden bull video shown on the LED screen outside a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 10, 2021. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Chinese have a meal on the Spring Festival’s Eve in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

A Chinese man shows a Hakka dish at the Spring Festival’s Eve in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 11, 2021. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

People visit a temple on the eve of the Lunar New Year in Singapore, on Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

People from the Chinese community are practicing a traditional lion dance event for the Chinese Lunar New Year at China Town in Kolkata, India, on Feb. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Stringer)

People from the Chinese community are practicing a traditional lion dance event for the Chinese Lunar New Year at China Town in Kolkata, India, on Feb. 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Sydney Opera House in red light is seen at Sydney harbour, Sydney, Australia, Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2021 shows two Chinese women performing to celebrate Chinese New Year in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2021 shows two girls under a tree decorated with red envelopes for the Chinese New Year in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

Huang Yiquan pastes couplets and the Chinese character Fu, which means blessing, on a door to celebrate Chinese New Year in Canberra, Australia, Feb. 9, 2021. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)

People walk past a Chinese art lightbox exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb. 6, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua)

A man sits beside a picture of the Chinese New Year Zodiac Arts Trail in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb. 6, 2021. (Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua) ■
















