In Pictures: Preparations for Chinese New Year

Festive preparations in various countries are under way in the lead-up to Chinese New Year which falls on Feb 1.

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Jan 27, 2022, 04:51 PM

Chinese New Year decorations are seen along South Bridge Road in Chinatown on January 7, 2022. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/LIM YAOHUI

Balinese women clean a statue during preparations for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, January 26, 2022. Indonesian Chinese prepare to welcome the Year of the Tiger for the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on February 1, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Balinese men clean statues during preparations for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, January 26, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Balinese women set up lanterns during preparations for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, January 26, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A woman sells decorations ahead of the Lunar New Year at a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 25, 2022. The Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnam, is the biggest traditional festival in Vietnamese culture. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

This overhead photo taken on January 21, 2022, shows people buying decorations ahead of the Lunar New Year, which marks the Year of the Tiger, at a market in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. PHOTO: AFP

Traditional Chinese lion dancers gather offerings from well wishers during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, at Lhong 1919 warehouse in Bangkok on January 19, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

Wirawan Montraprasita, owner of Namjai dessert shop applies a gold dusting to a coconut milk jelly dessert shaped like a gold bar ahead of the Chinese new year at her shop in Bangkok, Thailand, January 20, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

This photo taken on January 19, 2022, shows people watching a lantern of tiger at a lantern show in Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, ahead of the Lunar New Year. PHOTO: AFP

A 10.5-m tall lantern in the shape of a tiger family seen amid traffic along Eu Tong Sen Street and New Bridge Road in Chinatown in Singapore on January 7, 2022. It is the centrepiece of a display comprising over 300 lanterns with 60 tigers, which were entirely handmade by experienced craftsmen. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/FELINE LIM

A male Malayan tiger named Sulong reaches for his treat in a firecracker-shaped feeder, as part of festivities ahead of the Lunar New Year, at the Singapore Zoo in Singapore on January 25, 2022. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/DESMOND FOO

A lion dancer entertains visitors in a shopping mall in Bogor ahead of the Lunar New Year, on January 22, 2022, as Chinese communities around the world will welcome the Year of the Tiger on February 1. PHOTO: AFP

Divers dressed in a 'God of Fortune' (R) and lion dance (L) costume look at a turtle while performing inside the 'Aquaria KLCC' aquarium ahead Chinese New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 21, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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