Chinese Ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong (2nd R) and his wife Xia Lining (2nd L), Deputy Mayor of Dublin Tom Brabazon (1st L), and Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Niall Gibbons attend a ceremony to light up Dublin red for the coming Chinese New Year at the famous Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 16, 2020.(Xinhua)
BRUSSELS, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Lunar New Year is around the corner! Check out how the traditional festival, also known as the Chinese Spring Festival, is celebrated in some European cities.
An actor from southwest China's Guizhou province performs Lusheng, a folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, during an art show held to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020 . (Xinhua/Wang Qing)
Actresses from southwest China's Guizhou province perform dance during an art show held to welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 15, 2020 . (Xinhua/Wang Qing)
Members of the Gansu Provincial Troupe of Song and Dance perform during a reception held by the Chinese embassy in North Macedonia celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, at Skopje Philharmonic Hall in Skopje, capital of North Macedonia, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Toni Jovanovski/Xinhua)
Members of the Gansu Provincial Troupe of Song and Dance perform during a reception held by the Chinese embassy in North Macedonia celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, at Skopje Philharmonic Hall in Skopje, capital of North Macedonia, Jan. 15, 2020. (Photo by Toni Jovanovski/Xinhua)■