Various activities held across China to celebrate upcoming new year

A visitor views a horse painting at an exhibition in north China's Tianjin, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Children pratice playing waist drums in a kindergarten in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

Children write the Chinese character "Fu," which means good fortune, in a kindergarten in Guiyang City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua)

A children makes a paper-cut window decoration in a community in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 28, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Liu Jili/Xinhua)

A child tries shadow puppetry in a kindergarten in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Li Xuhui/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows people writing new year couplets in Miyi County of Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Li Xiangyu/Xinhua)

Children dance in a kindergarten in Shangqiu City, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)

Children make paper-cut decorations in a kindergarten in Dingxi City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)

Visitors view horse paintings at an exhibition in north China's Tianjin, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Children experience making Maci, a traditional glutinous rice cake, in a community in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 28, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Liu Jili/Xinhua)

Children make paper-cut decorations in a kindergarten in Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Huang Fuxing/Xinhua)