NYC's Empire State Building to shine for Chinese New Year(1/3)

Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping (L) and John B. Kessler, president of the Empire State Realty Trust Inc., flip the switch to light a model of Empire State Building during the lighting ceremony for Chinese Spring Festival at the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Feb. 1, 2019. The top of the landmark Empire State Building in Manhattan will shine in red, blue and yellow on the nights of next Monday and Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping (3rd L) visits the window display featuring the Chinese Lunar Year of Pig with John B. Kessler (2nd L), president of the Empire State Realty Trust Inc., after the lighting ceremony for Chinese Spring Festival at the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Feb. 1, 2019. The top of the landmark Empire State Building in Manhattan will shine in red, blue and yellow on the nights of next Monday and Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

A dancer performs during the lighting ceremony for Chinese Spring Festival at the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Feb. 1, 2019. The top of the landmark Empire State Building in Manhattan will shine in red, blue and yellow on the nights of next Monday and Tuesday to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb. 5 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)