BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- In a world full of challenges and uncertainties, China has headed into the year of 2025 with steady and solid steps.
Right at the moment, when the country is lit up by numerous lights, Chinese people are wrapping up a year of hard work and getting ready for their biggest festival -- the Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival.
People visit Qianmen Street in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
In the lights,
ships are about to sail,
bringing high-quality merchandise to households around the world.
Bullet trains are setting out,
taking people home to their loved ones.
An aerial drone photo shows bullet trains waiting for departure at a parking yard in north China's Tianjin on Jan. 14, 2025, the first day of the country's annual Spring Festival travel rush. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
An aerial drone photo shows the container terminal of Lianyungang Port in east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 14, 2024. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo shows a view of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal of the China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation (PipeChina) in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 3, 2025. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)
In the lights,
people are spending their time in different ways,
greeting the new year with laughters,
sharing their joy and excitement for the future.
This photo taken on Jan. 1, 2025 shows lanterns displayed during the Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival at Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)
This photo shows a view of the Starlight Night Market in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
People visit a lantern fair held at China Flower Expo Park in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 5, 2025 shows a fireworks show during the 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
A drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2025 shows people watching a drone performance during the Tangshan Nanhu Spring Festival lantern fair in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
Villagers holding fish-shaped lanterns parade at Zhanqi Village in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Intangible cultural heritage inheritors stage a molten iron fireworks show in Mengjin District of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 3, 2025. (Photo by Zhang Guanghui/Xinhua)
Tourists visit the 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Show in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
Citizens look at light installations during a lantern show in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
In the lights,
there are still people staying at their posts,
making sure everything goes smoothly,
safeguarding others during the holidays.
Technicians adjust a red lantern on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
A technician inspects a bullet train at a train depot in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Staff members set up devices for the track detection along a high-speed railway linking Lanzhou and Zhangye in northwest China's Gansu Province, Jan. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A staff member maintains railway tracks at Changsha South Railway Station in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
In the lights,
a bustling and amazing China is unfolding before us,
waiting for everyone to learn, to explore and to know.
People take selfies near the Bell Tower in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)
People enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Gaomi City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 31, 2024. (Photo by Li Haitao/Xinhua)
A tourist poses for a photo at the Guanyinqiao business district in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
People walk on the Lee Tung Avenue in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
Tourists visit the historic center of Macao in south China's Macao, Dec. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Tourists visit Sanfangqixiang (Three Lanes and Seven Alleys), a historic neighborhood in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Jan. 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)
A child holds a lit sparkler at a scenic spot of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
