 | A worker installs a Chinese character which reads 'Spring' at a park in Guangzhou, southern China, January 17, 2004. The Chinese New Year of the Monkey begins on January 22. click to open  |
 | A kitchen worker passes a tree decorated with traditional lanterns as he transports his utensils by a tricycle to a park in Beijing January 20, 2004 in preparation for the opening of a temple fairs to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Residents in China's capital flock to temple fairs during the New Year of the Monkey which starts on January 22 to enjoy performances of martial arts, acrobatics, folk dances and fashion shows. (Reuters) click to open |
 | In today's more affluent and permissive China, market forces have transformed the week-long holiday into an affair as fit for commercialism as Christmas is in the West. Here a Beijing man prepares for the new year on Jan 19th 2004. click to open |
 | A Chinese traveller carries his baby on his shoulder at a railway station in Guangzhou, southern China, January 17, 2004. In what may be the world's largest annual movement of people, transport officials are expecting hundreds of millions of people to take a total of 1.89 billion trips as they visit relatives or go sightseeing in the coming days to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Monkey which begins on January 22. click to open |
 | The lunar New Year of the Monkey will on January 22 2004 and is celebrated world wide by the Chinese people. In today's more affluent and permissive China, market forces have transformed the week-long holiday into an affair as fit for commercialism as Christmas is in the West. The photo here shows Shanghai preparing for the new year with traditional lanterns. click to open |
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