Quiet morning sees few visitors to the Great Mosque in Xian's Muslim quarter, 07 February 2007 in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi...
Hui Muslims arrive at the Great Mosque in Xian's Muslim quarter, 07 February 2007 in Xian, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province. For many of...
Pedestrians walk along an alleyway in Xian's Muslim quarter, pass a display of Islamic head gear for sale, 08 February 2007 in Xian, capital of...
Ma Yimu, a Hui bookseller in Xian's Muslim quarter, plays a video-disc for a customer in her store, 08 February 2007 in Xian, capital of northwest...
Big lantern built in the shape of a pig is kept on a rooftop in Sanzhao Village, where the festive decorations have been made since the Tang Dynasty...
Chinese vendor decorates his stall as part of the preparations for a spring carnival for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, 10...
Chinese vendor prepares his stall as part of the preparations for a spring carnival for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, 10...
Chinese performers on stilts and wearing traditional costumes promote a spring carnival for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, 10...
Cambodian ethnic Chinese looks at a small tree being sold on the roadside in Phnom Penh, 16 February 2007. Cambodian ethnic Chineses celebrate the...
Girl flies a balloon pig at a Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong 16 February 2007. This coming Chinese New Year will mark the Year of the Pig 18...
Saleswoman tries to sell balloon pigs at a busy Lunar New Year fair in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong 16 February 2007. This coming Chinese...
Saleswomen sell balloons shaped as pigs at a busy Lunar New Year fair in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong 16 February 2007. This coming Chinese...
Woman poses for a family picture among traditional Chinese New Year orange trees at a Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong, 16 February 2007. This coming...
Visitors walk along a row of lanterns decorating a park in Beijing 15 February 2007, for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations. Billions of...
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: A worker paints a Chinese character on the premises of a temple next to a lantern shaped as the effigy of a martial arts...
Vendor tries to entice customers to buy her Chinese New Year lanterns at a street market in the industrial city of Linfen in China's northest Shanxi...
Vendor tries to entice customers to buy her Chinese New Year lanterns at a street market in the industrial city of Linfen in China's northest Shanxi...
Vendor waits for customers to buy her Chinese New Year items at a street market in the industrial city of Linfen in China's northest Shanxi province,...
Man walks alone in a Beijing park, 13 February 2007 decorated with red lanterns on the occasion of the Spring Festival holidays. China will celebrate...
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: A lantern shaped as a pig is displayed at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, 13 February 2007 for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year....
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: A Chinese devotee prays under lanterns displayed at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, 13 February 2007 for the upcoming Chinese Lunar...
Couple kiss during a kissing contest for Valentine's Day in Chengdu, in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, 14 February 2007. Valentine's Day...
Couple kiss during a kissing contest for Valentine's Day in Chengdu, in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, 14 February 2007. Valentine's Day...
An assistant looks in a window at gold on sale for Lunar New Year at a gold shop in Hong Kong, 15 February 2007. Chinese people around the world...
Couple view a wall of bas relief sculptures of the twelve animals in the lunar calendar, at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007,...
Man walks past a wall of bas relief sculptures of the twelve animals in the lunar calendar, at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007,...
Man rubs his hands on a bas relief sculpture of a pig for good luck along a wall at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007, ahead of the...
An assistant arranges gold ornaments on sale for Lunar New Year at a gold shop in Hong Kong, 15 February 2007. Chinese people around the world...香港, 商店
Man a pig on a wall of bas relief sculptures of the twelve animals in the lunar calendar, at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007,...
An elderly couple walk past a mascot of a pig prior to Lunar New Year celebrations in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, 15 February 2007. The lunar...
Women choose Chinese New Year items prior to to holiday in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, 15 February 2007. The lunar year, this year being the...
Man looks for Chinese New Year ornaments prior to the holiday in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, 15 February 2007. The lunar year, this year being...
Man rubs his hands on a bas relief sculpture of a pig for good luck along a wall at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007, ahead of the...
Girl chases her hoop while playing among the shadows of festive new year decorations at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007. Founded...
Shop assistant arranges gold pig ornaments on sale for Lunar New Year at a gold shop in Hong Kong, 15 February 2007. Chinese people around the world...
Girl holds up a gold pig ornament on sale for Lunar New Year at a gold shop in Hong Kong, 15 February 2007. Chinese people around the world prepare...
Woman uses her cell phone to record the scene at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February 2007. Founded in A.D 739, the White Cloud Temple is...
Taoist monk walks past a wall of bas relief sculptures of the twelve animals in the lunar calendar at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing, 15 February...
Vendors dusts down his Chinese New Year posters at a street market in the industrial city of Linfen in China's northest Shanxi province, 14 February...
Animal rights activists from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals group, including one wearing a pig costume, hand out manuals containing...
Workers decorate lights outside shops prior to Lunar New Year celebrations in the Chinatown section of Bangkok, 15 February 2007. The lunar year,...
Ma Yimu, a Hui bookseller in Xian's Muslim quarter, prepares vegetables for lunch on a countertop in her store, 08 February 2007 in Xian, capital of...
Local people browse through notices showing information on single men and women at a "lover's finding", or matchmaking event for Valentine's Day in...
Single woman browses a string of hanging papers showing information on single men and women at a "lovers finding" event for Valentine's Day in...
Silhouetted Buddhist nun walks past doors leading to a prayer hall at a temple in Banting, about 80 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur, 14 February...
Silhouetted Buddhist nun walks past doors leading to a prayer hall at a temple in Banting, about 80 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur,14 February 2007,...
Worker arranges flowers around a statue of Buddha on the grounds of a temple in Banting, about 80 kilometers west of Kuala Lumpur, 14 February 2007,...
Worker carries plywood up an 86-foot tall giant lantern made into the shape of a pagoda on the grounds of a temple in Banting, about 80 kilometers...
Woman poses with her pet pig at a function in Hong Kong 13 February 2007. Celebrate the Year of the Pig, but please don't eat Porky. That was the...
Man rests in the sun while selling tangerine trees at a Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong 13 February 2007. The trees are a traditional item to...
Woman selling pig items smiles at a Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong 13 February 2007. Celebrate the Year of the Pig, but please don't eat Porky....
Woman walks in front of a stall selling paper cut-out decorations shaped as pineapple on the occasion of the forthcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, in...新加坡
Vendor wipes her sons face as they wait for customers to buy their Chinese New Year items at a street market in the industrial city of Linfen in...
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: A man walks underneath lanterns at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, 13 February 2007 for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. The...
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: Lanterns shaped as cartoon characters await to be displayed at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, 13 February 2007 for the upcoming...
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: Lanterns displayed for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year are seen through drapes at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, 13 February...
This photo taken 08 February, 2007 shows a woman shopping for brightly-coloured traditional Shaanxi handmade shoes for children from a streestide...
Customers walk past a stall selling Chinese couplets in Taipei, 11 February 2007. Customers packed Taipei's famous Tihua Street as they prepared for...
Artists put the finishing touches on decorative pigs displayed at a Beijing park, 12 February 2007 in preparation for the coming Year of the Pig on...
An artist puts the finishing touches painting a decorative pigs displayed at a Beijing park, 12 February 2007, in preparation for the coming Year of...