"Night of Beijing" celebrations held ahead of Chinese New Year in Athens

A Chinese artist performs sugar painting skill at a temple fair in Athens, Greece, on Feb. 10, 2018. Greeks joined their Chinese friends living in Athens on Saturday in celebrations ahead of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival. Under the theme "Night of Beijing", artists from the Opera, Dance Academy and National Orchestra of Beijing, along with other troupes, performed traditional dances, theater plays, acrobatics and Chinese martial arts, enthralling the audience. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)