Chinese Lunar New Year (19 images)

A Chinese man wears a tiger hat during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing February 14, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China's biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for the family. It represents the world's biggest annual mass migration of humans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese musicians and dancers perform a lion dance under red lantern decorations during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing February 14, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China's biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for the family. It represents the world's biggest annual mass migration of humans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

A military policeman stands guard as Chinese musicians and dancers perform a lion dance under red lantern decorations during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing February 14, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China's biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for the family. It represents the world's biggest annual mass migration of humans. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Chinese musicians and dancers perform a lion dance under red lantern decorations during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Temple of Earth in Beijing February 14, 2010. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is China's biggest holiday, giving migrant workers their only chance of returning to their home provinces with gifts and money for the family. It represents the world's biggest annual mass migration of humans. UPI/Stephen Shaver