To celebrate Chinese New Year, Hong Kong launched a spectacular temporary theater made entirely from bamboo.

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Young people celebrate Christmas more than Chinese New Year not because they are Christians, but because Christmas is a Western tradition, considered modern and trendy in China.

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By contrast in Indonesia, the ethnic Chinese this year were allowed to celebrate the Lunar New Year for the first time in a generation, now that Suharto's iron rule is gone.

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As both countries celebrate the Lunar New Year starting this weekend, South Korea is expecting a 25% jump in the number of Chinese visitors from last year's holiday period.

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