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Millions of Chinese gave a boisterous farewell to a tumultuous 2008 marked by a massive earthquake, the Olympics and a global economic crisis. Here an offering of incense sticks is made at the Ditan Temple Fair during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. This is the Year of the Ox, a Chinese Zodiac symbol that represents prosperity through fortitude and hard work.

Lunar New Year: The Year of the Ox

( Adam Dean / Bloomberg News / January 26, 2009 )

Millions of Chinese gave a boisterous farewell to a tumultuous 2008 marked by a massive earthquake, the Olympics and a global economic crisis. Here an offering of incense sticks is made at the Ditan Temple Fair during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. This is the Year of the Ox, a Chinese Zodiac symbol that represents prosperity through fortitude and hard work.

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