Tourists enjoy "iron flowers" show, a folk art performance of throwing molten iron to create fireworks, on bamboo rafts along Gongshui River in Xuanen County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 22, 2025.

As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities.

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)

Actors perform during a Spring Festival parade by the West Lake in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 23, 2025.

As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities.

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 22, 2025 shows people writing Spring Festival couplets in Guitou Village of Daoxian County in Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province.

As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities.

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Jiang Keqing/Xinhua)

Tourists pose for pictures at Shanghai Disney Resort of east China's Shanghai, Jan. 22, 2025.

As the 2025 Chinese New Year will fall on Jan. 29, excitement is palpable everywhere in China. The Chinese people immerse themselves in traditional customs and partake in the festivities.

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on next Wednesday, marking the beginning of the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)