As the most important festival for Chinese people approaches, a photo exhibition on the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, has been launched online with a series of festive activities called "Happy Chinese New Year" getting underway around the globe, China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced in a public notice on Monday.

The digital event features 65 works selected from more than 10,000 entries sent to a global program to collect festival-themed photographs launched by the ministry during last year's Spring Festival.

The virtual photo exhibition is divided into three sections under themes such as "Family Reunion" and "Peaceful World." It showcases the traditional festival's diverse activities and customs, extending Chinese New Year greetings and best wishes to people all over the world.

According to the public notice, the exhibition will be presented in 10 languages in the online gallery of the China Cultural Center and the Culture and Tourism Communication Cloud Platform.

Spring Festival, one of the most significant festivals in China and Chinese communities around the world, celebrates the beginning of a new year in the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on February 12 this year.

(Cover: A poster for the series of festive activities called "Happy Chinese New Year." /CICEC)