London's Chinese New Year celebrations biggest outside China

Thousands of people lined the streets of London for the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The capital's parade, the biggest in the world outside China, celebrated the year of the monkey.

Young girls prepare to take part in the Chinese New Year's parade in Chinatown, London

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Performers walked along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue to celebrate the new year, which started on 8 February.

Ten lion teams performed in the march, which wound up in Chinatown.

Take a 360 degree look at the celebrations here.

Image captionThe parade concluded with pyrotechnics and a light show on Nelson's Column

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Image captionDragon dancers prepared to take part in the parade in Chinatown on Sunday morning

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Image captionThe celebrations included a windpipe group who played with traditional Chinese instruments

Image captionDancers in Trafalgar Square performed traditional dances and danced with firecrackers.

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