Lining up to pay New Year respects

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-02-20 17:25:12

Visitors at Baiyun Taoist Temple stand in a long queue to touch the “stone monkey” to bring good luck during the Year of the Dog on February 20, the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations known as Spring Festival. Photo: Li Hao/GT

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Visitors at Baiyun Taoist Temple stand in a long queue for the chance to touch the “stone monkey” and pay respect to “taisui” during Spring Festival, China’s annual national holiday. Photos: Li Hao/GT

Photo: Li Hao/GT

Another crowd of visitors pay respects to taisui, traditional Chinese gods that relate to people’s age at Beijing’s Baiyun Taoist Temple. In traditional Chinese culture, greetings to taisui are thought to bring good health throughout the coming year. Photos: Li Hao/GT

Photo: Li Hao/GT