 | Spring Festival 1999: Micky Mouse dressed in Chinese-style clothing in a Hong Kong parade on the Eve of Chinese New Year's Day. click to open  |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Flower-decorated wagon parading in Hong Kong. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Two unidentified elderly men sit in front of a show window saying " Happy New Year" in English Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 in Shanghai. People in Shanghai are preparing to welcome the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year which begins on Feb. 16. This is the "Year of the Rabbit" or the 4697th year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Chinese performers hold axes in a recreation of a Qing Dynasty sacrificial ceremony at Beijing's Temple of the Earth Sunday, February 14, 1999. The Temple was once the site of real ceremonies in which China's emperor sacrificed animals to the gods of the earth to ensure a good harvest in the new year. The recreation was part of activities on the first day of an annual fair held to celebrate the coming of the Lunar New Year, on February 16. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Two elderly people speak at a New Year street stall specialized in paper-cuts Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 at back ally in Shanghai. The character in the most paper-cuts is "Fu" or "good luck" in English. People in Shanghai prepare to welcome the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year which begins on Feb. 16 and this is the "Year of the Rabbits" or the 4697th year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Children dressed as rabbits participate a treasure hunt game at a department store in Shanghai Monday, Feb. 15, 1999. People in Shanghai prepare to welcome the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year which begins on Feb. 16. This is the "Year of the Rabbits" or the 4697th year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: People pray at Longhua Temple early Tuesday morning, Feb. 16, 1999 in Shanghai, China. People in Shanghai welcomed the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, which begins Tuedsay. This is the "Year of the Rabbits," or the 4697th year based on the Chinese lunar calendar. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: A boy blocks his ears as performers crash their cymbals during a performance outside Beijing's White Cloud Temple on Chinese New Year's Day, Tuesday, February 16, 1999. Thousands flocked to the temple, the largest Taoist temple in the city, to celebrate Spring Festival, the annual holiday that marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: Chinese pray and burn incense at Beijing's White Cloud Temple on Chinese New Year's Day Tuesday February 16, 1999. Thousands flocked to the temple, the largest Taoist temple in the city, to celebrate the Spring Festival, the annual holiday that marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, and to pray for prosperity in the new year. click to open |
 | Spring Festival 1999: People check their tickets to see if they have won one of dozens of cars, or many household products on offer at a lottery outside a Beijing temple fair Wednesday February 17, 1999. Lotteries are being held across the city as part of celebrations of the Spring Festival, the annual holiday which marks the arrival of Chinese New Year. click to open |
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