For almost a year, Li Bin, a painter from Shanghai, has buried himself in piles of books and DVDs about the life of Nelson Mandela.
A giant panda-themed carnival was held at the base during the Spring Festival.
Many new films are scheduled to hit cinemas between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, in celebration of the Chinese lunar New Year.
Having the longest and coldest winters among major Chinese cities, Harbin is known for its winter tourism and recreations.
The Spring Festival this year marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse, according to the Chinese zodiac that assigns one of 12 animals, either real or mythological, to each year.
Fireworks light up the sky to celebrate the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Changsha.
Australia's answer to the Chinese zodiac means that you now have not one but two animal symbols to mark the year.
Visa applications can be cumbersome for Chinese ordinary-passport holders who want to travel abroad, so why not consider destinations with easier or no visa procedures?
A lantern show kicked off in Kunming,Yunnan province.
Grace Chan from Hong Kong was crowned the Miss Chinese 2014 in Hong Kong on January 26, 2014.
Chinese performers presented a Spring Festival show on Jan 25 in Vientiane, hosted by Yunnan TV and Laotian National Television to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Laotian audience.
Celebrities arrive at the 56th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California January 26, 2014.
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