A child poses for photos with sculptures of Chinese Zodiac animals at Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
HANOI/JAKARTA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- As the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit approaches, Jakarta's Chinatown is decorated with a variety of new year decorations, lanterns, pagodas, Chinese Zodiac animals... which create a festive atmosphere for visitors.
In Vietnam's capital Hanoi, the annual Spring Calligraphy Festival was held on Sunday following two years of hiatus due to COVID-19. It is a local tradition to have calligraphic works written on red paper for display during the Lunar New Year as a way to pray for good things to come in the new year.
A calligrapher writes a calligraphic work for a boy during the Spring Calligraphy Festival at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
People stroll at Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
People stroll at Chinatown in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
A customer chooses decorations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Pancoran Glodok in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
People shop for decorations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at Pancoran Glodok in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
Products with cat element are seen at a market at Hang Ma street in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Jan. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)
People select products with cat element at a market at Hang Ma street in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Jan. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)■
