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Added on the 21/01/2023 17:15:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hong Kongers take to the streets to demonstrate and mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the pro-democracy protests that hit the semi-autonomous city last year. IMAGES
On Lunar New Year's Eve, monks at Taiwan's Dharma Drum Mountain Temple strike the Buddhist Fa-hua Bell 108 times to usher in the Year of the Dragon. The ringing of the bell represents the removal of 108 types of human worries. IMAGES
Residents of China's Wuhan flock to Guiyuan temple to offer prayers, light incense and leave food at the temple as an offering to the gods as part of Lunar New Year tradition three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus. IMAGES
A Taiwan temple strikes a drum on Lunar New Year's Day to welcome the Year of the Rabbit while worshippers walk under giant lanterns to pray for good fortune in the new year. The rabbit is the fourth animal in the 12 Chinese zodiac signs. IMAGES
A small group of young people gather at a university campus in Hong Kong to hold a vigil for victims of a deadly fire in Urumqi. Around a dozen of Hong Kongers held black sheets of paper symbolising China's censorship, showing solidarity with China protests. IMAGES