Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China Feb 16, 2018

Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China

This bird’s-eye view of a traditional Chinese dragon dance shows how teams of performers use poles to manipulate the long figure of a dragon, weaving its body in different positions in time with music and loud drumming. Dragons are associated with good luck in China, and dragon dance performances like this are common during Lunar (aka Chinese) New Year festivities, which begin on the first day of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar, or February 16 this year. This will be the Year of the Dog, according to the Chinese zodiac.

© VCG/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 16, 2019It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
Feb 16, 2020When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
Feb 16, 2021Mardi Gras flower power
Feb 16, 2022Cranborne Chase, England
Feb 16, 2023Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
Feb 16, 2024Great Backyard Bird Count
Feb 16, 2025Happy World Whale Day!
Feb 16, 2026Presidents Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 20, 2018Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Jun 6, 2023D-Day remembered
Mar 14, 2022Pi Day
Feb 19, 2022Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
Jan 5, 2019Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024 begins
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Sep 15, 2025Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
Apr 2, 2020Pascua Florida Day
Aug 16, 2022National Roller Coaster Day
Sep 23, 2019Stepping into autumn
Jul 29, 2019A picture-perfect day on Trillium
Mar 2, 2022Mount Rainier National Park
Jul 4, 2021Happy Independence Day!
Sep 5, 2018Salmon migration in full swing
Jun 9, 2023Cappadocia, Türkiye
Apr 1, 2024April Fools Day
Oct 25, 2019The lemurs of Madagascar
Feb 16, 2026Presidents Day
Mar 6, 2020Hello, harbinger of spring
Sep 17, 2019Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
Jul 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Nov 4, 2022A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
Sep 26, 2018Art in the chapel
Feb 4, 2023Rosa Parks Day
Jun 21, 2024World Giraffe Day
Mar 20, 2020Heron lies the Salton Sea
Oct 23, 2018Of moles and liquid nitrogen
Nov 2, 2024National Bison Day
Jul 11, 2023World Population Day