General Images of Lunar New Year Shoppers
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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How to Celebrate Chinese New Year

In the largest annual migration on the planet, hundreds of millions of Chinese are travelling to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival or simply the Chinese New Year. The ultimate objective? Spending precious time with family, feasting on traditional foods while assessing the past year and seeking good fortune for the year ahead. So how do Chinese celebrate this special time? Let's take a look through a camera lens.