Asia Album: People embrace upcoming Chinese New Year around Asia-Xinhua
Asia Album: People embrace upcoming Chinese New Year around Asia
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-02-09 11:58:30
Festive decorations are pictured at the Senado Square in Macao, south China, Feb. 7, 2026. These decorations have been installed for the upcoming Chinese New Year. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
MACAO/HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH/YANGON/SINGAPORE/COLOMBO/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN/MANILA/JAKARTA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Festive decorations are lighting up streets across Asian countries, with various cultural events held to embrace the upcoming Chinese New Year.
People take photos of festive lanterns on Lee Tung Street in Hong Kong, south China, on Feb. 5, 2026. These lanterns are hoisted to mark the upcoming Chinese New Year. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)People participate in a calligraphy event in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Visitors pose for a photo with a lion dance troupe at a Chinese-Cambodian cultural exhibition in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)Artists perform during an event to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 5, 2026. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)Children show gift calligraphy works they have just received as part of the celebrations for the upcoming Spring Festival, held at Singapore's financial center on Jan. 29, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
People view handicrafts during the "Harbors Tonight" event in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Meng)An illuminated horse decoration for the upcoming Chinese New Year is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)
A craftsman works on a dragon head costume in preparation for the upcoming Chinese New Year in Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
A performance is staged during a Chinese New Year celebration event in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27, 2026. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)■
