A performer takes part in a parade in Hong Kong on Monday, February 8, the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday. The Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Monkey on the Chinese calendar. Vincent Yu/AP

Performers participate in a parade in Hong Kong on February 8. Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images

People light incense and pray at the Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing on February 8. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Dancers perform amid exploding firecrackers in Manila, Philippines, on February 8. Bullit Marquez/AP

People pray and burn joss sticks at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on February 8. DALE DE LA REY/AFP/Getty Images

A woman offers prayers at the Vihara Dharmayana Temple in Kuta, Indonesia, on February 8. SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP/Getty Images

Joss sticks are burned at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 8. Joshua Paul/AP

A performer looks out from the mouth of a lion head at Ditan Park in Beijing on February 8. Andy Wong/AP

People pray at the Dharma Bhakti Temple in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 8. Dita Alangkara/AP

A woman dressed up as the Monkey King, a Chinese epic hero, prays at Hong Kong's Wong Tai Sin Temple on February 8. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

Fireworks celebrating the Lunar New Year illuminate the sky above the Chinatown friendship arch in Manila on Sunday, February 7. George Calvelo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

The Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur is decorated with red lanterns on February 7. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images

A man sets off fireworks near the Yalu River in Dandong, China, on February 7. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images

People watch fireworks on a street in Beijing on February 7. FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images

Dancers perform in a musical show at a Mexico City theater on Friday, February 5. Xinhua/Sipa USA

A woman in Beijing walks past New Year wish cards on Thursday, February 4. Andy Wong/AP

A worker decorates trees with red lanterns in a park in Changzhou, China, on February 4. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

A visitor prays in front of a monkey statue at the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong on Wednesday, February 3. Kin Cheung/AP

A girl rides a scooter in Beijing's Ditan Park on Tuesday, February 2. Andy Wong/AP

Security personnel dressed as the Monkey King gives directions to tourists in Chongqing, China, on February 2. Chen Cheng/Xinhua/Sipa USA

Visitors view pictures at the Capital Museum in Beijing on Monday, February 1. Nearly 60 pieces of art featuring monkey figures were on display. Xinhua/Sipa USA

Children dressed up as the Monkey King perform during an art fair in Beijing on February 1. Bu Xiangdong/Xinhua/Sipa USA

Children take part in Lunar New Year celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday, January 30. About 20,000 Chinese people live in Portugal, half of them in Lisbon. Armando Franca/AP

A family takes a selfie in front of artificial trees decorated with lights in Beijing on January 30. WU HONG/EPA

People view monkey-themed lanterns in Macao, China, on Friday, January 29. Cheong Kam Ka/Cal Sport Media/ZUMA Press

Monkeys share a smooch Thursday, January 28, at the Crazy Appleland Theme Park in Hangzhou, China. Exclusivepix Media/ZUMA Pres

A tourist in Kuala Lumpur lies on a floor cast with shadows of traditional Chinese lanterns on Wednesday, January 27. Joshua Paul/AP

A artist carved a monkey out of a leaf in Tsingtao, China, on Friday, January 22. Sipa Asia/Sipa USA

A teacher and students draw a monkey on the snow-covered ground in China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, January 21. Xinhua/Sipa USA

Folk artist Huang Xu makes Monkey King handicrafts in Jimo, China, on Wednesday, January 20. He has created more than 100 pieces. Xinhua/Sipa USA

A young boy and his pet monkey in Nepal await the Year of the Monkey on Friday, January 15. Narayan Maharjan/Sipa USA

Students display their drawings at a primary school in Donghai County, China, on Thursday, January 14. Zhang Kaihu/Cal Sport Media/ZUMA Press