Feb  7, 2010 --

Chinese actors perform dragon dance during the "Happy Chinese Lunar New Year" celebration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 6, 2010, a part of the global celebration for the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Feb. 14 this year.(Xinhua/Song Weiwei)

An overseas Chinese displays Chinese calligraphy during the "Happy Chinese Lunar New Year" celebration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 6, 2010, a part of the global celebration for the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Feb. 14 this year.(Xinhua/Song Weiwei)

Actors and actresses from east China's Zhejiang Province perform the Wu Opera during the "Happy Chinese Lunar New Year" celebration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 6, 2010, a part of the global celebration for the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Feb. 14 this year.(Xinhua/Song Weiwei)

Chinese performers dance during a culture campaign celebrating the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhu Li)

Chinese performers stage a puppet show during a culture campaign celebrating the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Zhu Li)

People watch traditional Chinese shadow-play at the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, France Feb. 6, 2010, as a part of the global celebration for the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Feb. 14 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)