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The Lunar New Year is a wonderful opportunity for families to come together and enjoy the varied celebrations. These images show people around mainland China making the most of the festivities.


In pictures: Fun and frolic mark Lunar New Year festivities

Dancers in ethnic Chinese costumes perform during the Spring Festival at Longtan Park in Beijing. Photo: EPA

People play Lusheng (reed pipe wind instrument) during the Lunar New year holiday, in Rongshui, Guangxi. Photo: Reuters

Actors perform walking on stilts at a temple fair in Tianjin. Photo: Xinhua

People on a tube ride a slide covered with snow at Taoranting park in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

An artist performs at a temple fair in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters

People ride small tank-shaped vehicles at the Longtan park in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

A girl plays with an inflatable ball during the Spring Festival at Longtan Park in Beijing. Photo: EPA

Villagers taking part in a tug of war in Beidongyuan Village of Ping'an Township in Gongcheng Yao. Photo: Xinhua

An acrobat rides a unicycle on tightrope during a temple fair at Daguanyuan park in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Children ride sleds and ice bicycles on the frozen surface at Longtan Park in Beijing. Photo: EPA

Tourists walk on the Duanqiao Bridge, or the Broken Bridge, on the West Lake in Hangzhou. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists take a selfie at the Changdian Temple fair in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists stroll along the White Bank of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Xinhua

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