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2012 - Year of The Dragon (1)

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2012 - Year of The Dragon (1)

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  1. A girl selects a dragon-shaped doll at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

  2. A customer selects dragon-shaped dolls at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

  3. A salesman presents a dragon-shaped teapot at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

  4. A salesman presents dragon-shaped piggy banks at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

  5. People walk past a dragon lantern in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

  6. A citizen chooses spring festival scrolls in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

  7. People buy the Lunar New Year decorations at the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2012. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 23 in 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

  8. A Chinese woman buys the Lunar New Year decorations at the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2012. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 23 in 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

  9. Fuyang, China — Large lanterns re-create the ancient painting "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" during a lantern show, one of the 60 large-scale lantern settings at the show. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AN MING / EPA

  10. Jenjarom, Malaysia — A worker inspects a dragon decoration made with LED lights at the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom, about 30 miles southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. This year's Lunar New Year, the year of the dragon, falls on Jan. 23. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mohd Rasfan / AFP

  11. Bengali White Tiger cubs, dressed in traditional Chinese clothes for the upcoming Spring Festival, are seen eating inside their cage at a zoo in Qingdao, Shandong province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

  12. Divers perform a dragon dance during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at an aquarium in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

  13. Workers decorate a dragon-shaped sculpture in preparation for a dragon dance which will involve more than 200 people during the upcoming Chinese New Year in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Source: REUTERS

  14. A craftsman paints lantern parts in the shape of the head of the bodhisattva Guanyin, for a lantern festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a workshop in Suining, Sichuan. The Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the year of dragon. - Source: REUTERS

  15. Visitors take pictures in front of a dragon-shaped lantern which has been set up for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. - Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

  16. Pedestrians walk through a dragon-shaped arch lantern, which is set up for the upcoming Spring Festival, at a local park in Chengdu, Sichuan province. 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)

  17. A dragon decoration is displayed at a park to celebrate Chinese New Year in Guangzhou Source: REUTERS / Joe Tan

  18. Pedestrians walk past an art piece with images of a dragon and other Chinese Zodiac figures created by cutting patterns in paper as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at a shopping mall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

  19. A worker paints the background of a wall, installed with nine sugar dragons, during preparation work for the upcoming Lunar New Year at a park in Chengdu, Sichuan province. - Source: REUTERS

  20. A giant statue of a Buddhist deity with a tiger stands on a decorated floating platform to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore. (AFP)

  21. A worker decorates the dragon lanterns hung on a screen wall besides a pond at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2012. The Nanjing Confucius Temple recently made a pair of brand-new dragon lanterns to replace the old ones to receive the Chinese lunar new year. According to Chinese traditional calendar, the year 2012 is the year of dragon. (Xinhua)

  22. A worker installs dragon decoration for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

  23. China Photos / Getty Images Contributor The City Wall New Year Lantern Festival, running from January 16 to February 21, is one of the traditional events held to celebrate the lunar new year of Dragon.

  24. Taiyuan, China — Divers at a water park perform an underwater dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the year of the dragon, on Jan. 23. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Associated Press / Color China Photo

  25. A worker installs dragon decoration for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

  26. A dragon-themed dish is seen among other dishes during a grand feast at Baibuting residential area in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

  27. A Chinese woman holds a young boy while soaking in the afternoon sun in front of an Aquarium in Beijing January 13, 2012. As the world's most populous country faces social dilemmas such as a widening gender imbalance, it is considering loosening its one-child policy. UPI/Stephen Shaver

  28. Spring Festival decorations are seen on a street of Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

  29. A citizen chooses a dragon-patterned paper-cut for window decoration in Liaocheng, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 18, 2012. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China. (Xinhua/Zhang Xianju)

  30. A foreign visitor views Chinese traditional decoration for Spring Festival at the Ditan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2012. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

  31. A girl looks at lantern decorations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a park in Neihuang county, Henan province January 6, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS / China Daily

  32. Toy dragons are on sale at a Beijing market in anticipation of the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, beginning Jan. 23 this time around. - Source: Reuters

  33. Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

  34. Chinese employees dress as gods of fortune to attract customers while distributing discount vouchers outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China on Jan. 17. China will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Jan. 23. - Andy Wong / AP

  35. Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

  36. Tourists walk by a dragon display at the Yuyuan Garden, ahead of Spring Festival celebrations in Shanghai, China on Jan. 17. Eugene Hoshiko / AP

  37. Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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