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Manchester came alive this weekend as the city celebrated Chinese New Year.
Thousands of people braved the rain to enjoy the spectacular dragon parade as it snaked its way around the streets of Manchester.
The 175ft dragon, accompanied by dancers, opera singers, and giant Buddha dolls, led the procession from St Peter's Square, via Peter Street, Oxford Road, Portland Street and Princess Street, to the heart of Chinatown.
A giant lion, ribbon dancers and the Chinese Scout Parade also wowed
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Pupils from six West Lothian primary schools took part in a procession to mark the Chinese New Year.
China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 80.Hong Kong announced it would bar entry to visitors from the mainland province at the center of the outbreak following a warning the virus’s ability to spread was increasing.
Happy Chinese New Year!
January 25, 2020, marks the Lunar New Year in Korea and Chinese New Year in China. Although the two might be different, the dates usually fall on the same day almost every year. The new year in the countries paves the way for the year of the rat. While fans have already begun celebrations by sending each other messages and love, BTS members RM, Jungkook, Jin, Jimin, Suga, J-Hope and V took to social media to share photos with a quirky rat animation on their faces.
The Chinese New Year is almost upon us and this year, we celebrate the year of the rat. The first animal in the Chinese zodiac sign, the Rat is associated with Earthy Branch and represents the yang in a yin and yang.
By Nancy Tartaglione
Imax on Thursday confirmed it supports the decision of studios and distributors in China to delay the release of their Lunar New Year movies on its giant screens amid a virus outbreak."The safety of Chinese audiences is our top priority.
China's major movie studios are scrapping the North American release plans for their big Lunar New Year blockbusters after being forced to shelve the projects at home because of the growing coronavirus outbreak.On Thursday afternoon, the leading studios in Beijing announced simultaneously that all seven of the major films that were set for release on Saturday, the first day of the weeklong Lunar holiday, would be put on hold.Chinese New Year is the biggest box office period in the world by