Heralding new year 2025-01-07    

Visitors admire a dragon-shaped lantern within the World Rose Theme Park in Beijing's Daxing district on Sunday. Tens of thousands of uniquely shaped and symbolically auspicious lanterns are being carefully arranged and will officially go on public display on Jan 22 — the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month — a week before Chinese New Year. They will then continue to be exhibited for another 26 days.