2012 - Year of the Dragon (1)

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A girl selects a dragon-shaped doll at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

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A customer selects dragon-shaped dolls at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

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A salesman presents a dragon-shaped teapot at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

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A salesman presents dragon-shaped piggy banks at a shopping mall in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2012. The Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23, marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

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People walk past a dragon lantern in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

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A citizen chooses spring festival scrolls in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

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People buy the Lunar New Year decorations at the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2012. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 23 in 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

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A Chinese woman buys the Lunar New Year decorations at the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 18, 2012. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 23 in 2012. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

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Fuyang, China — Large lanterns re-create the ancient painting "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" during a lantern show, one of the 60 large-scale lantern settings at the show. PHOTOGRAPH BY: AN MING / EPA

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Jenjarom, Malaysia — A worker inspects a dragon decoration made with LED lights at the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom, about 30 miles southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday. This year's Lunar New Year, the year of the dragon, falls on Jan. 23. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mohd Rasfan / AFP

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Bengali White Tiger cubs, dressed in traditional Chinese clothes for the upcoming Spring Festival, are seen eating inside their cage at a zoo in Qingdao, Shandong province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

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Divers perform a dragon dance during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year at an aquarium in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

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Workers decorate a dragon-shaped sculpture in preparation for a dragon dance which will involve more than 200 people during the upcoming Chinese New Year in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. Source: REUTERS

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A craftsman paints lantern parts in the shape of the head of the bodhisattva Guanyin, for a lantern festival to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, at a workshop in Suining, Sichuan. The Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the year of dragon. - Source: REUTERS

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Visitors take pictures in front of a dragon-shaped lantern which has been set up for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. - Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

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Pedestrians walk through a dragon-shaped arch lantern, which is set up for the upcoming Spring Festival, at a local park in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Reuters)

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A dragon decoration is displayed at a park to celebrate Chinese New Year in Guangzhou Source: REUTERS / Joe Tan

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Pedestrians walk past an art piece with images of a dragon and other Chinese Zodiac figures created by cutting patterns in paper as part of Lunar New Year celebrations at a shopping mall in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on Jan. 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS/China Daily China Dail

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A worker paints the background of a wall, installed with nine sugar dragons, during preparation work for the upcoming Lunar New Year at a park in Chengdu, Sichuan province. - Source: REUTERS

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A giant statue of a Buddhist deity with a tiger stands on a decorated floating platform to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Singapore. (AFP)

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A worker decorates the dragon lanterns hung on a screen wall besides a pond at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2012. The Nanjing Confucius Temple recently made a pair of brand-new dragon lanterns to replace the old ones to receive the Chinese lunar new year. According to Chinese traditional calendar, the year 2012 is the year of dragon. (Xinhua)

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A worker installs dragon decoration for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

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China Photos / Getty Images Contributor The City Wall New Year Lantern Festival, running from January 16 to February 21, is one of the traditional events held to celebrate the lunar new year of Dragon.

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Taiyuan, China — Divers at a water park perform an underwater dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, marking the beginning of the year of the dragon, on Jan. 23. PHOTOGRAPH BY: Associated Press / Color China Photo

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A worker installs dragon decoration for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

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A dragon-themed dish is seen among other dishes during a grand feast at Baibuting residential area in Wuhan. Source: Reuters

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A Chinese woman holds a young boy while soaking in the afternoon sun in front of an Aquarium in Beijing January 13, 2012. As the world's most populous country faces social dilemmas such as a widening gender imbalance, it is considering loosening its one-child policy. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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Spring Festival decorations are seen on a street of Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan. 19, 2012. With the coming of the Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over Shenyang. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

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A citizen chooses a dragon-patterned paper-cut for window decoration in Liaocheng, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 18, 2012. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China. (Xinhua/Zhang Xianju)

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A foreign visitor views Chinese traditional decoration for Spring Festival at the Ditan Park in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2012. With the coming of Spring Festival, the festal atmosphere has been spread all over China. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaogen)

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A girl looks at lantern decorations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a park in Neihuang county, Henan province January 6, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. Source: REUTERS / China Daily

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Toy dragons are on sale at a Beijing market in anticipation of the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, beginning Jan. 23 this time around. - Source: Reuters

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Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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Chinese employees dress as gods of fortune to attract customers while distributing discount vouchers outside a shopping mall in Beijing, China on Jan. 17. China will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Jan. 23. - Andy Wong / AP

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Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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Tourists walk by a dragon display at the Yuyuan Garden, ahead of Spring Festival celebrations in Shanghai, China on Jan. 17. Eugene Hoshiko / AP

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Traditional Chinese red lanterns adorn a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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A Chinese worker carries a bunch of red lanterns that will soon adorn trees in a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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A Chinese worker carries a bunch of red lanterns that will soon adorn trees in a park for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Spring Festival in Beijing January 13, 2012. China's Spring Festival travel rush, which has been called the largest annual migration of humans, starts next week and authorities estimate close to 3 billion people will travel during the lunar new year. UPI/Stephen Shaver

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A Chinese calligrapher writes various Chinese characters meaning "dragon" as people begin to celebrate the Year of Dragon in Weifang, China on Jan. 16. AFP - Getty Images

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Visitors walk through a tunnel made up of lanterns which have been set up for the upcoming Spring Festival in Xi'an, China on Jan. 16. China Daily via Reuters

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JANUARY 17: Divers dressed as a dragon perform at Siam Ocean Aquarium as part of the Chinese New Year's celebration in Bangkok, Thailand. (Sakchai Lalit/Associated Press)

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JANUARY 7: Workers install a Guan Yin-shaped lantern above dragon-shaped lanterns for the Chinese Spring Festival on a lake in Suining, China. The lantern festival runs from January 15 to February 10. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Zhong Min/Reuters)

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Tourists view red lanterns in the Confucius Temple Scenic Area in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 19, 2012. A large number of lanterns were lit up along the Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River scenic belt to greet the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)

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BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Zhoucun Old City, under the administration of Zibo City of Shandong Province, holds the reputation as the "birthplace of Shandong commerce." Known as the "dry port" for its strategic location along many overland trading routes, trade in Zhoucun flourished in the early 20th century, and it became an important center for bankers and well as silk and tobacco merchants. The Zhoucun Old City became a national AAAA tourist site in 2008, featuring museums, shops, restaurants, and cultural performances.

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The photo taken on Jan. 17, 2012 shows a 60-meter-long dragon-shaped lantern in Yuyuan central square in Shanghai, east China. The lantern fair of Yuyuan, as one of the national intangible cultural heritages, will last from the first to the 18th day of the first lunar month. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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The photo taken on Jan. 17, 2012 shows the colorful night scene of Jiuqu Bridge in Yuyuan garden, one of the finest gardens in Shanghai, east China. The lantern fair of Yuyuan, as one of the national intangible cultural heritages, will last from the first to the 18th day of the first lunar month. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Visitors walk past the lanterns during a lantern show in the ancient city of Pingyao, a tourist attraction of north China's Shanxi Province, Jan. 16, 2012. Over 40 units of festive lanterns and thousands of red lanterns were displayed in the ancient city to celebrate the upcoming Chinese lunar new year, which falls on Jan. 23, 2012. (Xinhua/Fan Minda)

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Lanterns illuminate the bank of Qinhuai River in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 19, 2012. A large number of lanterns were lit up along the Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River scenic belt to greet the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)

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Lanterns illuminate the bank of Qinhuai River in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 19, 2012. A large number of lanterns were lit up along the Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River scenic belt to greet the coming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Han Yuqing)

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Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012 shows the exhibits of the Drunken Dragon Festival exhibition in Macao, south China. The Drunken Dragon Festival exhibition kicked off in Macao on Wednesday, with many photos, videos, cultural relics and creations displayed. Recognized as an item of China's national intangible cultural heritage, the Drunken Dragon Festival originates from a Macao legend of a Buddhist monk and a divine dragon who saved people from the plague during the Qing Dynasty. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)

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Two children view a dragon theme painting exhibition at a mall in Hong Kong, South China, Jan. 11, 2012. As the Spring Festival for the Year of Dragon is coming, colorful decorations are put up along the streets and at malls in Hong Kong, bringing festival atmosphere to citizens and tourists. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

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A shopping plaza is decorated with the well-designed dragon statue to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 16, 2012. Chinese Lunar New year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Jan. 23 this year

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A shopping plaza is decorated with the well-designed dragon statue to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 16, 2012. Chinese Lunar New year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Jan. 23 this year

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A shopping plaza is decorated with the well-designed dragon statue to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 16, 2012. Chinese Lunar New year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Jan. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

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A shopping plaza is decorated with the well-designed dragon decoration to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 16, 2012. Chinese Lunar New year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Jan. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

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FUZHOU, Jan. 5, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A citizen shows his newly-bought stamps issued to mark the Year of Dragon in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 5, 2012. The stamp for the Year of Dragon, the third set of its kind issued by China Post since 1949, used a make-up that was close to China's first stamp in 1878 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when emperors still reigned the country. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

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citizen shows her newly-bought stamps issued to mark the Year of Dragon in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 5, 2012. The stamp for the Year of Dragon, the third set of its kind issued by China Post since 1949, used a make-up that was close to China's first stamp in 1878 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when emperors still reigned the country. (Xinhua/Sui Ruibo)

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Villagers carry Chinese lanterns in Yaxi Village of Xianju County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 28, 2011. As the Spring Festival drew near, workers in the famous chinese lantern market Yaxi Village were busy making lanterns, a traditional decoration for Spring Festival in China. The village has more than 500 people of 201 families and half of them lived on lantern making. In 2011, Yaxi Village has produced more than 3 million lanterns, worthing 35 million RMB yuan (about 5.5 million US dollar).(Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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Villagers makes Chinese lanterns in Yaxi Village of Xianju County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 27, 2011. As the Spring Festival drew near, workers in the famous chinese lantern market Yaxi Village were busy making lanterns, a traditional decoration for Spring Festival in China. The village has more than 500 people of 201 families and half of them lived on lantern making. In 2011, Yaxi Village has produced more than 3 million lanterns, worthing 35 million RMB yuan (about 5.5 million US dollar).(Xinhua/Xu Yu)