China's Daily Life (25 images)

Holiday crowds enjoy the first day of the Chinese New Year at one of Beijing's main cultural parks, full of both toy and food vendors, on February 07, 2008. China welcomed in the Year of the Rat Thursday with a bonanza of fireworks and festivals, but the celebrations for many were subdued due to ferocious cold weather that kept them from their families. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)