Rooster is pronounced "ji" in Chinese, similar to the sound of the character meaning good luck. Hence rooster has been seen as an auspicious creature in the Chinese culture.
People watch the parade celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year in Dinant, South Belgium, Jan 29, 2017.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a procession of political leaders, community groups and dancers through Vancouver's historic Chinatown Sunday morning for the city's annual Chinese New Year Parade.
Thousands of spectators enjoy a Chinese New Year parade in Dinant, Belgium, a town best know as the birthplace of the musical instrument, the saxophone.
People born in the year of the rooster are often described as being responsible, distinctive, smart and earnest.
Tens of thousands of Brussels residents gathered at a Chinese New Year parade, organized by the Embassy of China to Belgium on Jan 28, 2017.
With joyful music and merry ethnic dances, Xinjiang artists brought their best New Year wishes to the people of Senegal at the 2017 Happy Chinese New Year gala on Jan 16.
A Happy Chinese New Year gala was held in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan 20.About 700 government officials, representatives and locals from China and New Zealand attended the event.
The 2017 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations kicked off in Benin's political capital Porto-Novo on Sunday, featuring a grand parade and performances.
Thousands of locals and Chinese people attended the 2017 Happy Chinese New Year event in Hungary, a temple fair in Budapest on Jan 21.
A Chinese New Year concert was held in Vienna, Austria, on Jan 15, marking the start of 2017 Happy Chinese New Year celebrations in the country.
A Chinese opera gala was held in Toronto to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Consul-general Xue Bing from the Consulate General of China in Toronto and about 600 government officials and representatives from China and Canada attended the gala on Jan 15.
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