Overseas Chinese in Kenya perform Yangge Dance at the Chinese Embassy in Kenya in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on January 23, 2009. Various activities were held by overseas Chinese and local residents all over the world to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 26 this year. [Xinhua]

People gather around an illuminated lamp in the shape of ox at a temple in Malaysia on January 23, 2009. [Xinhua]