An actress performs on a piece of floating ice in Harbin, capital of China's northernmost province, in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year the Ox, Thursday, January 29, 2009. Chinese ushered in the Year of the Ox on Monday, January 26, packing temple fairs, entertainment parks, setting off fireworks and firecrackers and hurrying to train and bus stations to get home for the traditional holiday. [Xinhua/Wang Jianwei]