卯 (Rabbit)

A lantern featuring a fairy is illuminated during a lantern show at 大唐芙蓉园 (Dàtáng Fúróng Yuán) in 西安 (Xī’ān) before Chinese New Year, the year of the rabbit. Photo: VCG/Getty Images.

Double Seven

A girl dressed in a 漢朝 (Hàn dynasty) costume dances as she celebrates the 七夕節 (Qīxì Festival), the Chinese equivalent of Valentine’s Day, which this year fell on August 7, at a park in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: Jason Lee/Reuters.

Connect the dots

南京 (Nánjīng), China: Aerial view of vehicles queuing at a toll station during the Chinese New Year travel rush. The 40-day travel rush starts from January 21 and lasts until March 1. Photo: 楊波 (Yáng Bō)/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images.

Time After Time

People visit their relatives’ graves during the 清明节 (Qīngmíng Festival) at 九公山 (Jiǔ Gōng Shān) cemetery in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: Roman Pilipey/EPA.

Moon Festival

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Woman Grandmaster 丁亦昕 (Dīng Yìxīn) playing chess on 乌棚船 (Wūpéng Boat) (black-awning boat) on the Moon Festival in 绍兴市 (Shàoxīng City), China. Caption and photos: 梁子铭 (Liáng Zimíng).

Power from Wind

北京 (Běijīng), China: A vendor sells traditional handheld windmills at a temple fair on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images.

The Goddess of Spring

上海 (Shànghǎi), China: A giant lantern depicting a rooster is seen among spring festival decorations in 豫园 (Yù Yuán Garden), literally Garden of Happiness. Photo: 阿里宋 (Ālǐ Sòng)/Reuters.

清明节

北京 (Běijīng), China: Chinese women are reflected on tombstones as they repaint the characters and clean the graves of their deceased relatives at the 八宝山公墓 (Bābǎoshān Cemetery) during the 清明节 (Qīngmíng Festival). The festival is also known as grave sweeping day. Photo: 王身敦 (Andy Wong)/AP.

Winter solstice

The Dōngzhì Festival or Winter Solstice Festival (Chinese: 冬至; pīnyīn: Dōngzhì; literally: “the extreme of Winter”) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the Dōngzhì solar term (winter solstice) on or around December 22 (according to East Asia time). In 2015, the festival falls on Tuesday, December 22. [From Wikipedia].

A street vendors dressed as Santa Claus selling balls of glutinous rice (湯圓) on occasion of the Winter Solstice Festival, thus adding a Christmas atmosphere. Photo: kwongwah.com.my.