Chinese People Prepare to Celebrate the Year of the Ox

By Epoch Times Staff

Epoch Times Staff

January 24, 2009Updated: January 24, 2009

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The Year of Ox is around the corner and the streets of China and Taiwan are full of the New Years atmosphere.

New Years décor sold on the streets of Hong Kong. (Getty Images)

Fireworks vendor on the streets of Beijing. (Getty Images)

People purchasing New Years food in northern China's Xi'an City, Shanxi Province. (Getty Images)

Passengers lined up at the West Beijing Railway Station, waiting for the train to take them back to their home town. (Getty Images)

In Bai Yun Temple, Beijing, people burn incense for good luck next year. (Getty Images)

A shop selling Spring Festival couplets on the streets of Taipei. Chinese people hang the couplets in the very early morning on the first day of the New Year for good luck. (Central News Agency)

Corner of a shop in Taiwan selling New Year décor. (Getty Images)

Pineapple and tangerine represent good luck and prosperity, they are popular decorations during Chinese New Year. A scene on the streets of Taiwan. (Central News Agency)

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