A woman and her children watch red lanterns at Ditan Temple Fair in Beijing February 16, 2010. The Chinese Lunar New Year began on Sunday and it is the Year of Tiger. [Photo/CFP]
China has seen a massive expansion in the rich class in the past five years, according to analysts.
The launch of index futures is considered as a milestone move that ends the one-way trade in China's capital market.
Patricia Schumann arrives for the screening of movie "Submarino" at the Berlinale International Film Festival Feb 13, 2010.
(L-R)Cast member Anne Hathaway and Jessica Bielattend the premiere of "Valentine's Day" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood,Feb 8, 2010.
"If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier," according to old superstition.
