Never too soon — New York[Photo/China Daily]

Educators and administrators pose for a group photo at a press conference, announcing the 2016 Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China Festival in New York City at Lincoln Center on Wednesday. The festival is held jointly by the China Central Academy of Fine Arts, the US-China Cultural Institute and the cultural associate of the Committee of 100.

Setting the tone — New York[Photo/China Daily]

A Tibetan singer performs a classic folk song at the opening of the photography exhibit Tibet through the Lenses of the Tulku and His Son on Wednesday at the Asian Fusion Gallery in Manhattan.

Cleaner water — Washington,D.C.[Photo/China Daily]

Zheng Chunmiao, professor at the South University of Science and Technology in China, talks about China’s water pollution at the China Environmental Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington on Nov 17.

Model designer[Photo/China Daily]

Guo Pei (center), designer of the yellow cape Rihanna wore at last May’s Met Gala, is flanked by two models at the Bowers Museum, in Santa Ana, California, where the dress is on display through Jan 3.

Tender salute — New York

Jewish children sing China’s national anthem at the premiere of the documentary Survival in Shanghai at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Monday evening.