People select decorative items for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a shop in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
HONG KONG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- People are preparing to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, welcoming the first day of the lunar calendar that symbolizes renewal and family unity.
Inscribed in 2024 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Spring Festival invites people around the world to experience its inclusive and festive spirit.
Chinese New Year starts on Jan. 29 this year.
A worker hangs red lanterns for the upcoming Chinese New Year at Hong San Tang temple in Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia, Jan. 18, 2025. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua)
People select decorative items for the upcoming Chinese New Year at a shop in the Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
A man buys Chinese New Year decorations at a shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)
Folk artists perform dragon dance in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)
A visitor takes photos at the Chinese New Year floral display “Spring Blossoms” held in the Flower Dome of Singapore's Gardens by the Bay on Jan 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Divers perform an underwater dragon dance at the SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
Residents buy Chinese New Year decorations at China Town in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)■
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