Album: Horse charm captured in Chinese New Year festivities across Asia-Pacific -Xinhua
Album: Horse charm captured in Chinese New Year festivities across Asia-Pacific
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-02-17 20:04:31
Artists perform dragon dance in celebration of the Spring Festival in Macao, south China, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
HONG KONG, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Welcome to the Year of the Horse! Horse, a symbol of vitality, courage and prosperity in many Asian and Pacific cultures, is highlighted in various ways in diverse Chinese New Year celebrations across the region.
An illuminated horse decoration for the upcoming Chinese New Year is seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)A drone light show to mark the upcoming Chinese New Year is staged in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)A lantern inspired by the Chinese zodiac horse is pictured in Singapore on Jan. 30, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)A craftsman creates a paper-cutting artwork of the Year of the Horse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)This photo taken on Feb. 11, 2026 shows Chinese New Year decorations at a shop in Chinatown of Yangon, Myanmar. (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)A woman shows an official first day cover with the newly-issued Year of the Horse stamps in Suva, Fiji, Feb. 10, 2026. (Photo by Chen Peng/Xinhua)A woman chooses decorations of Chinese Lunar New Year at a store in Chinatown, in Manila, the Philippines, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)Tourists visit an exhibition themed on horses at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali)■
