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Chinese New Year celebrated around Asia

By News Desk 1 min read

Source Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror

Chinese New Year celebrated around Asia
(250128) -- ISLAMABAD, Jan. 28, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit the National Monument illuminated in red color to celebrate the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Jan. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Chinese New Year celebrated around Asia
Folk artists perform a dragon dance in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Phearum/Xinhua)

As a vibrant and highly anticipated event, Chinese New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries.

Colorful and heartwarming celebrations including dragon dances, family reunions, and festive meals filled the air with joy, hope, and unity.

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.

Chinese New Year celebrated around Asia
This photo taken on Jan. 28, 2025 shows the Tokyo Tower illuminated in festive red to celebrate the Chinese New Year. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Chinese New Year celebrated around Asia
This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2025 shows people passing by lantern decorations installed for the Chinese New Year in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250129/397e9c759dfd4eecb4364e6b70018d76/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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