People pray for good fortune as they hold burning incense on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing Feb 10, 2013. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Feb 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
People wait to pray for good fortune as they enter Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing Feb 10, 2013. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
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