CRI听力:Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations around the World

British Crown Prince Charles and his wife have visited London's Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year.

He expressed his New Year's wishes by starting a greeting in Mandarin Chinese.

"Happy New Year! Trouble is, I cannot tell the sheep from the goat, so I have to hedge my bet. But can I just say how thrilled I am to be able to join you to celebrate the Chinese New Year. "

They unveiled a newly-built Chinese Exchange center, which was established to help facilitate the exchange of Eastern and Western culture.

In Thailand, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and ex-Prime Minister and President of the Democrat Party Abhisit Vejjajiva, have come to Chinatown in Bangkok to celebrate the Chinese New Year with local people.

Abhisit Vejjajiva sent his best wishes.

"I am here in the Chinatown in Bangkok. I'd like to wish all of you a very happy Chinese New Year. May this year be a prosperous and happy year for everyone."

The princess would visit the place and sit on a float to cruise the road on the first day of each Chinese Lunar New Year.

The whole place has been decorated with Chinese red lanterns and Chinese traditional snacks have been on sale there.

Over to Dubai, a celebration has been held near the BurjAl-Arab Hotel with activities including dulcimer performance and making sugar figurines.

A huge ancient-style Chinese character of 'goat' also appeared on the outer wall of the hotel to celebrate the Year of the Goat.

Top Tennis player Roger Federer also extended his New Year greetings in Mandarin Chinese at the scene.

"Happy New Year!"

Over to the U.S., the collection of some programs of CCTV's 2015 Spring Festival Gala has been broadcast on the big screen of Times Square in New York City.

Those fabulous programs includes acrobatics, singing and dancing, and short plays, and a subtitle introducing CCTV Spring Festival Gala is also on the screen.

Many tourists from different countries have been attracted by the performances.

"Folk arts, folk arts maybe."

"A lot of people are making singing and dancing together, it's good."

"I think it's pretty great because it's different from us, but it's a second party for you, almost like Carnival in Brazil, big parties, lot of colours."

The programs will be broadcast on the square until next Thursday.

For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.