Asians Mark Year Of The Dragon

Soldiers perform a dragon dance in front of Tay Kei Sek temple in Semarang in central Java in Indonesia.

A reveler writes "Dragon" in traditional Chinese characters and 2012 with fireworks in Beijing.

Performers dressed in traditional costumes and wearing make-up dance as they take part in Chinese New Year celebrations at the 700-year-old Dongyue Temple in Beijing.

A woman lights joss sticks to pray for prosperity and well-being on the first day of the Year of the Dragon at the Dongyue Temple in Beijing.

Thousands of people visit a lantern festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Shanghai.

Ethnic Chinese Thais give money to a Chinese dragon puppet for Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown district.

Scuba divers perform a dragon dance at the Shanghai aquarium to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Shanghai on January 20.