Final day of Chinese new year

The final day of the Chinese new year holiday on 9 February is celebrated at the Baiyun Guan or White Cloud Temple in Beijing. People buy joss sticks, light them and then throw them into the fires Photograph: Dan Chung

Worshippers prepare to throw their joss sticks into the fire Photograph: Dan Chung

A worshipper at the temple Photograph: Dan Chung

Fires lit for the end of Chinese new year celebrations Photograph: Dan Chung

A Taoist monk at the Baiyun Guan temple Photograph: Dan Chung

Worshippers hold up ribbons with messages written on them Photograph: Dan Chung

Close-up of the ribbons bearing messages from worshippers Photograph: Dan Chung

A woman stands before a sea of red ribbons Photograph: Dan Chung

People touch pigs, carvings, bronze statues and urns for good luck Photograph: Dan Chung