According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2010 is the Year of a Golden Tiger, which begins on February 14, 2010 and ends on February 2, 2011.

New Year Lantern FestivalOn the fifteenth day of Chinese New Year, Children are getting ready for the New Year Lantern Festivals.

New Year DishesFrom left to right: Wood ear with lily pedals, Shrimp with bean sprouts, Mixed spring vegetables, Roast pork with chestnuts, Sweet and sour ribs, Meat balls.

New Year DishesFrom left to right: Beef with fruits, Roasted chicken wings, Pan-fried Anchovies, and various desserts.

Dancers dressed in traditional costumes perform during Chinese New Year festival.

Dragon Dance

Jinshan Peasant Painting Jinshan Peasant Painting is the Chinese folk art of southeastern Yangtze River area of Shanghai. In the painting, a mother and a child are putting up couplets and posters on the door to attract good luck and fend off evil sprits.

One of the items on the table during the new year feast is Jiǎozi, Chinese dumplings.

Peking Opera

Getting ready for the new year, a lady puts up a lucky paper-cut on the window.

Chinese Traditional KnotsChinese knotting (Chinese: 中國结 ; pinyin: Zhōngguó jié) is a decorative handicraft arts that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in China.

Chinese New Year is celebrated all over the world. This is a picture from the China town in London during the Chinese New Year.

Red Lucky Money BagA grandpa is giving his granddaughter an red envelope that contains luck money during the Spring Festival.

Chinese Traditional Knots

Chinese Traditional Knots

Dragon Dance

Streets are decorated with red lanterns during the Chinese New Year.

Jinshan Peasant Painting