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China Celebrates Lunar New Year
World | January 22, 2004, Thursday // 00:00
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People across Asia and in Asian communities around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year. The government-imposed seven-day New Year holiday, called the Spring Festival. Photo by AFP
People across Asia and in Asian communities around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year. The star of Chinese celebrations was the country's first man in space, Yang Liwei, who appeared on TV to wish people a happy year of the monkey. In the country's largest city, Shanghai, the sky lit up as thousands of residents let off firecrackers. Firecrackers have been a staple of Lunar New Year celebrations for centuries in China. Shanghai unleashed an all-night barrage of fireworks.
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