 | Life in Shanghai: A man with a child walks near a giant dragon lantern Thursday Jan. 28, 2000 in Shanghai. People in Shanghai are preparing for the Chinese Lunar New Year which according to the Chinese calendar will be the year of the dragon. (AP) 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: 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 |
 | Life in Shanghai: An old man eats lunch at his old shoe repair stall as a young boy and others play with computers in the opposite side of a wall at a back alley in Shanghai. Shanghai is quickly transforming itself once again as the largest modern city of China. click to open |
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