The 2013 Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, will begin on February 10 and marks the start of the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. You are welcome to share your Spring Festival pictures with us. photos@chinadaily.com.cn

Professional Peking opera actors help primary school students apply make-up on their faces as they prepare for a performance backstage at a show celebrating the coming Chinese Lunar New Year in Nanjing, Jiangsu province January 27, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

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