People perform Chinese waist drum dance during a parade celebrating the Australia Day in Adelaide, Australia, Jan. 26, 2017. Australia Day celebrations on January 26 mark the arrival of the first fleet of British ships at Sydney Cove in 1788. (Xinhua/Gu Wenbo)
Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2017, shows , 33, talking with her relatives and friends while waiting for her flight to China, in the Guarulhos International Airport, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Xu Beijia works in Brazil and she will travel back to China to meet with her family during the celebrations of the Chinese Lunar New Year, that in 2017 is celebrated on Jan. 28. From Jan. 13 to Feb. 21, China experienced the period known as "Chunyun", a travel rush of 40 days, during which the citizens usually travel to their hometowns to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year with their families.(Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)
Customers shop at a flower market in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2017, on the eve of the Spring Festival. Many families have the tradition to take festive flowers home before the start of the lunar new year, which is believed to bring good luck. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Chinese Consul General in New York Zhang Qiyue (R) addresses a to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of Rooster at the Empire State Building in New York City, the United States, on Jan. 26, 2017. The top of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York, will shine in red and gold on Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 in a salute to the Chinese Lunar New Year that starts on Jan. 28. The Empire State Building will be lit in red and gold at sunset on the two days and change every 60 seconds until the next morning, adding a touch of Chinese Festival color to the New York skyline. (Xinhua/Li Rui)