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 | A lantern vendor setting up his wares on the street of Beijing, China, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006. Beijing is enjoying its first heavy snow fall this winter click to open  |  | A model show off a 28-meter-long wedding dress supported by a team of women as they walk down the streets of Shaoyang, central Chinas Hunan province, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. China's younger generation are increasingly more able and willing to spend on their wedding, thanks to a booming economy and improved access to global trends. click to open |  | Fireworks explode above an illuminated pig display in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning province, January 1, 2007. The year of the pig in the Chinese lunar calendar begins February 18. The Chinese character on the display reads 'happiness'. Picture taken January 1, 2007. click to open |  | Soldiers carry lanterns to their barracks to celebrate the upcoming New Year in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, December 31, 2006. click to open |  | Several huge balloons hover over a street in Taipei during a rally aimed to usher in the New Year. click to open |  | Tourists admire one of the ancient city's watch towers lit up to welcome in the new year in Beijing. China's government used its New Year messages to the people to emphasize social stability as a top priority for the coming year. click to open |  | A giant bell is set up to mark New Year celebrations in Xi'an, western China's Shaanxi province, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. China traditionally place more emphasis on the Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 18 in 2007 but across China, residents also sound the bell at the stroke of midnight to mark the arrival of a new calendar year. click to open |  | A groom carries his bride across a wet pavement as another couple waits near a fountain in Chengdu, southern China's Sichuan province on Monday, Jan 1 2007. Go to World Photos slideshow click to open |  | The China Airlines float, 'The Natural Beauty Of Taiwan,' which won the International award as most beautiful entry from outside the continental U.S., Colorado Boulevard in the 118th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. click to open |  | swimmers warm up before swimming at Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Monday, Jan. 1, 2007. Fans of winter swimming all over the country found their way to celebrate the New Year of 2007. click to open |
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