3. New Year kickoff — TORONTO

Performers pay a Chinese New Year call to the audience during the 2016 Chinese Traditional Opera Show at P.C. Ho Theatre in Toronto on Jan 17. The show, hosted by the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto and the Canada Chinese Opera Arts Centre, kicked off a series of activities to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in the Greater Toronto Area. (XIN HUA / Zou Zheng)