Miao people perform a dragon dance to celebrate the coming lantern festival at Xiumei Square on Feb. 16 in Taijiang county of Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. The Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival or Shanguuan Festival, falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month in China. This year it will fall on Feb. 17.

A man dressed in a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) costume sits on an electric bicycle while waiting for a performance to celebrate the Lantern Festival, on the last day of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Beijing on Feb. 17.

Actors dressed in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) costumes take part in a rehearsal for the heaven worshipping ceremony to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China on Jan. 27. The Lunar New Year begins on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac.

Actors dressed in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) costumes walk for a rehearsal for the heaven worshipping ceremony to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China on Jan. 27.

Actors take part in a rehearsal, adapted from an ancient Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) ceremony where emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China on Jan. 27.