Members of New Zealand Chinese Troupe perform at a parade to celebrate the Chinese lunar new year in Wellington, New Zealand on Feb 10, 2008. [Xinhua]
A woman dressing up like a rat pose for a picture at China Town in New York Feb 10. According to Chinese lunar calendar, 2008 is the Year of the Rat. [Xinhua]
Children dressing up like rats pose for a picture at China Town in New York Feb 10. [Xinhua]
Two British revellers pose for a picture in a parade to celebrate the Chinese lunar new year in London Feb 10, 2008. Nearly 500,000 people participate in the grand celebration marking the beginning of the Year of the Rat in London. [Xinhua]
Revellers wear different kinds of headdress to celebrate Lunar New Year at a park in Beijing February 10, 2008 in this combination picture. Thousands continue to troop to temple fairs and parks to celebrate the fourth day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on Sunday. The lunar "Year of the Rat" began on February 7 in China and will also be celebrated by as many as 35 million overseas Chinese in cities across the globe. [Agencies]
