Chinese culture

Parades, workshops and traditional activities will be taking place across the region to mark the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

Festivities will take place in Cathedral Square on Monday, organisers say.

The Birmingham event features traditional performances, market stalls and a firework finale.

An expert identified the two porcelain pieces as rare Chinese works from the 19th Century.

Musicians from around the world are in Cambridge for the second Chinese Music and Culture Festival.

Organisers say it includes everything you would see in Hong Kong or China.

Large crowds turn out to watch Lunar New Year festivities around Chinatown.