 | Spring Festival 2004 in Paris: Two days before the arrival of President Hu Jintao on a state visit, France is affording China a rare honour when it opens up the Champs Elysees in Paris for a traditional dragon-and-drums new year parade on Jan 24th, 2004. click to open  |
 | Spring Festival 2004 in Jinan: Festival of Tour and Folklore opens in Chinese city of Jinan on the first day of Chinese New Year, Jan 22nd 2004. click to open |
 | Shanghai shopping center decorated with monkey images to welcome the first day of Chinese New Year of Monkey, on Jan 22nd 2004. click to open |
 | Houston Rockets's web site released this 2004 Chinese New Year card featuring center Yao Ming click to open |
 | Chinese President Hu Jinto, dressed in a simple black windbreaker, visiting villagers near Beijing (Zhangbei County) on the eve of Chinese New Year's Day on Jan 21st 2004. "The Communist Party is a party for all the people, and our government is the people's government,'' Hu declared. click to open |
 | Chinese President Hu Jinto, dressed in a simple black windbreaker, wrapping and boiling meat-filled ``jiaozi'' with villagers near Beijing (Zhangbei County) on the eve of Chinese New Year's Day on Jan 21st 2004. "The Communist Party is a party for all the people, and our government is the people's government,'' Hu declared. click to open |
 | Rural residents of Xi'an gathered for traditional celebration on Chinese New Year's Day Thursday Jan. 22, 2004. click to open |
 | Chinese worshippers offer incense and pray at the Baiyun Temple in Beijing on Chinese Lunar New Year's Day, January 22, 2004. Tens of thousands of worshippers visited the ancient Taoist temple in China's capital to ring in the New Year of the Monkey and to pray for happiness and prosperity. click to open |
 | Chinese worshippers offer incense and pray at the Baiyun Temple in Beijing on Chinese Lunar New Year's Day, January 22, 2004. Tens of thousands of worshippers visited the ancient Taoist temple in China's capital to ring in the New Year of the Monkey and to pray for happiness and prosperity. click to open |
 | Chinese worshippers offer incense and pray at the Baiyun Temple in Beijing on Chinese Lunar New Year's Day, January 22, 2004. Tens of thousands of worshippers visited the ancient Taoist temple in China's capital to ring in the New Year of the Monkey and to pray for happiness and prosperity. click to open |
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