Cherry blossoms in Chongqing, SW China

13:37, February 17, 2019

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  Variety of folk activities staged in China to mark lunar new year

  Performers present folk dance at a temple fair in Luquan District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. (Xinhua/Xiao Jiwang) Performers present yangge dance in Lyuliang City, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb.

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  Czech Republic claims title at European Youth Olympic Festival

  Aliaksei Kolasau of Belarus competes during the ice hockey final between the Czech Republic and Belarus at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF 2019) in city hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Feb. 14, 2019.

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  Black-necked cranes at Caohai National Nature Reserve

  Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2019 shows black-necked cranes at Caohai National Nature Reserve in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Caohai National Nature Reserve is one of the main habitats for black-necked cranes to winter from late October to the end of March of next year. (Photos: Xinhua)

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  Tibetan New Year celebrations in Samye Monastery

  A grand, annual ceremony to change the Prayer Flags Pillar in Samye Monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, in Dranang, Lhoka, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. The ceremony is usually held on the fifth day of January in Tibet