Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:10:01 +0100 (AP) - Chinese performers dressed in traditional costumes participate in a culture dance event on a stage at the Longtan Park's temple fair during the Chinese New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Residents, dressed in traditional opera costumes, walk past ...
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Residents, dressed in traditional opera costumes, walk past a farm as they perform a religious ceremony to pray for good harvest on the third day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a village in Wuhu, Anhui province, January 25, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: AGRICULTURE RELIGION SOCIETY)
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:21 +0100 ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi has approved a raft of projects including the delayed branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums after a review of development plans, signaling the oil-exporting Gulf emirate's support to state-linked enterprises. "Budgets and opening dates were approved for the museum projects in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island," the website of Abu Dhabi's Executive Council said on Tuesday without giving details. In October, the government-run Tourism Development and Investment Co. ... (Source: Reuters)
Performers wearing traditional costumes march as they take part ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Performers wearing traditional costumes march as they take part in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune, during the opening of the temple fair at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing January 22, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)
Performers wearing traditional costumes look out from a small ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Performers wearing traditional costumes look out from a small door as they prepare to take part in an ancient Qing Dynasty ceremony in which emperors prayed for good harvest and fortune, during the opening of the temple fair at Ditan Park, also known as the Temple of Earth, in Beijing January 22, 2012. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY)