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In Pictures: Year of the Monkey
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, millions of people around the world are gearing up for the festive season. From London to Lisbon and Bangkok to Jakarta, here's a look at how people are preparing to usher in the Year of the Monkey.
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Feb 04, 2016, 02:27 PM
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Feb 04, 2016, 10:43 AM
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Chinese opera performers deck out in costumes for the upcoming Chinese New Year at Zagreb's main square, Croatia, on Jan 30, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Lanterns decorate a temple to celebrate Chinese New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A vendor arranges mandarin orange trees for sale at the Lunar New Year flower market in Hong Kong, China, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A Vietnamese farmer waits for customers ahead of the Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year festival) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Two Indonesian Muslim women take selfies during preparations for the Chinese Lunar New Year at a temple in Bogor, Indonesia, on Feb 3, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
Lantern maker Hui Ka-hung (right) and his nephew Deamon Hui carry a bamboo and paper lantern outside their workshop in Hong Kong, China, on Feb 3, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A folk artist makes monkey head dough figurines, ahead of the Chinese New Year, at a tourist area in Weifang, Shandong province, on Feb 3, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Workers install Chinese lantern decorations in preparation for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Manila, on Feb 1, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Members of the Shanxi Folk Dance and Music Troupe perform during their show at the Orient Museum in Lisbon, Portugal, on Feb 1, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Cambodians sell Chinese New Year items at a street market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A three-wheeled taxi known as a tuk tuk drives under Lunar New Year banners in Bangkok's Chinatown in Thailand, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA
A gold monkey figurine sits on display at a Chow Tai Fook Jewellery store in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, on Feb 2, 2016.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
A man looks at Chinese New Year decorations inside a shop at a market in Taipei, Taiwan, on Feb 3, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Visitors walk through an installation at the Magical Lantern Festival, created for Chinese New Year, in London, Britain, on Feb 3, 2016.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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