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World in Pictures
February 4, 2004

	Hong Kong—fireworks exhibition at Victoria Bay 香港：烟花汇演贺新年 A fireworks exhibition is held at the Victoria Bay in Hong Kong, January 23, 2004. The fireworks exhibition lasted 23minutes.
	London—lion dance 伦敦：华裔舞狮庆新年 Thousands gather at London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate the Chinese New Year of Monkey as they watch a lion dance on January 25, 2004.
	Beijing—the Gods of Fortune distribute lucky envelopes 北京：财神爷发红包 Two Gods of Fortune distribute Hongbao (red paper envelope containing money) to customers in a supermarket in Beijing, Jan18, 2004. Hongbao is a traditional good luck gift during the Spring Festival.
	Xi'an—Monkey King made from cans 西安：易拉罐成美猴王脸谱 Visitors take photos against the background of the Monkey King, which is made from over 300 wasted cans. The Monkey King is over four meters high. It aims to arouse people's awareness of environmental protection.
	Shenyang—colorful monkeys 沈阳：染色小猴惹人爱 Four monkeys whose hair has been dyed into different colors sit on a tree in Shenyang Wildlife Park, January 22, 2004. The Chinese New Year 2004 is the Year of Monkey.
	Kunming—dragon dance by elderly women 昆明：老奶奶舞龙闹新春 A group of energetic elderly women perform a dragon dance in celebration of the Chinese New Year on a dragon dance exhibition in Kunming, January 23, 2004.
	Paris—dragon-and-drums parade 巴黎：7000人盛装游行庆春节 People dressed in various folk clothes parade near the Arc de Triumph on the famed Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, January 24, 2004. More than 7,000 people attended the traditional dragon-and-drums parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year. In what promoters say is the first time the celebrated avenue has been devoted to a foreign cultural event—wartime German march-pasts excepted. The procession, marking the start of the Year of Monkey, was led off at 2:00 pm, Jan. 24.