Dancers perform during a Chinese New Year celebration in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
HONG KONG, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese New Year is a time of good fortune, and Asian countries are welcoming the festive season with auspicious decorations and festivities.
The hard-working Chinese people celebrate the festival by reuniting with their families, saying goodbye to the past, and embracing a new year of good luck and good health.
Inscribed in 2024 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Chinese New Year invites people around the world to experience its inclusive and festive spirit.
The festival starts on Jan. 29 this year.
Artists perform lion dance in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year at Jonker Street in Malacca, Malaysia, Jan. 25, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
People participate in an event in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year in Malacca, Malaysia, Jan. 25, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Students perform during a celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year at the National Theater of Yangon, in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)
Lion dancers perform on ice to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year at Bintaro Exchange Mall in South Tangerang, Banten Province, Indonesia, Jan. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
Lanterns are hung in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year at Jonker Street in Malacca, Malaysia, Jan. 25, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A visitor tries to make a woodblock Chinese New Year painting at an exhibition in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 24, 2025. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)
Children pose for photos with a panda mascot in front of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 25, 2025. Panda-themed mascots and decorations are placed at the shopping mall in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)■
