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 | 2004 Spring Festival in Guilin: dragon dance in Guilin's Qixing Park on the first day of lunar Chinese New Year on Jan 22nd, 2004. click to open  |  | 2004 Spring Festival in Guangzhou: dragon dance in downtown Guangzhou's Beijing Road on the first day of lunar Chinese New Year on Jan 22nd, 2004. click to open |  | Chinese travelers huddle together from the cold as they wait for their train at a train station in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 19, 2004. Given that China is home to more people than any other country, the travel statistics are mind-boggling: An unprecedented 1.89 billion journeys by bus, train, air or ship will be made during the Spring Festival travel season, centered around the Jan. 22 start of the new year, according to estimates by the ministries of railways and communications. (AP) click to open |  | A Chinese boy plays with fireworks in Jinzhai county in China's eastern province of Anhui, on Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve, January 21, 2004. Chinese worldwide celebrated the New Year of the Monkey on Thursday. click to open |  | A model parades in a fashion show on the opening day of the Temple of the Earth fair in Beijing on the eve of Chinese New Year Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Temples across the city are holding fairs to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, which begins Thursday. click to open |  | A Chinese actor dressed as a Qing Dynasty emperor (C) arrives at a sacrificial ceremony to the gods by the emperor during a cultural performance at the Temple of the Earth in Beijing on the eve of the Chinese New Year, January 21, 2004. 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. click to open |  | Chinese models parade in a fashion show on the opening day of the Temple of the Earth fair in Beijing on the eve of Chinese New Year Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. Temples across the city are holding fairs to celebrate the Year of the Monkey, which begins Thursday. click to open |  | Dragon dancers perform in the streets of Manila's Chinatown, Philippines, on the eve of the celebration of Chinese New Year Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. This year is the year of the monkey according to the Chinese calendar. click to open |  | A vendor sells stuffed toy monkeys at the Temple of the Earth in Beijing on the eve of Chinese New Year, January 21, 2004. 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. click to open |  | A Chinese cyclist carries a traditional lantern on his way to decorate his home in Xi'an, central China, January 18, 2004. The Chinese New Year of the Monkey begins on January 22. click to open |
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