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Lunar New Year in Asia, from Hong Kong and mainland China to South Korea and Nepal

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Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 30. Photo: Dickson Lee
Performers create sparks with molten steel at a Lunar New Year lantern festival in Nantong, China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Members of the Nepalese indigenous Tamang community attend a Sonam Lhosar (New Year) celebration in Kathmandu. Photo: EPA-EFE
A dragon dance in Tancheng county, China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua/AP
Worshippers at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
A prayer during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Taoist priests at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
People light joss sticks at a Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Crowds at Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
A traditional lion dance outside Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
A worshipper at the Yonghegong, also known as the Lama Temple, in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
People at a Chinese temple on Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
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Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 30. Photo: Dickson LeeFireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 30. Photo: Dickson Lee
January 31, 2025
Asia

Lunar New Year in Asia, from Hong Kong and mainland China to South Korea and Nepal

From Hong Kong and mainland China to Nepal and South Korea, this is how the Lunar New Year was celebrated in...

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Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 30. Photo: Dickson Lee
Performers create sparks with molten steel at a Lunar New Year lantern festival in Nantong, China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Members of the Nepalese indigenous Tamang community attend a Sonam Lhosar (New Year) celebration in Kathmandu. Photo: EPA-EFE
A dragon dance in Tancheng county, China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua/AP
Worshippers at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
A prayer during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Taoist priests at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
People light joss sticks at a Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Crowds at Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
A traditional lion dance outside Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
A worshipper at the Yonghegong, also known as the Lama Temple, in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
People at a Chinese temple on Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
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Fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on January 30. Photo: Dickson Lee
Performers create sparks with molten steel at a Lunar New Year lantern festival in Nantong, China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP
Members of the Nepalese indigenous Tamang community attend a Sonam Lhosar (New Year) celebration in Kathmandu. Photo: EPA-EFE
A dragon dance in Tancheng county, China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua/AP
Worshippers at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
A prayer during Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: EPA-EFE
Celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP
Taoist priests at Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
People light joss sticks at a Chinese temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Crowds at Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Dickson Lee
A traditional lion dance outside Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
A worshipper at the Yonghegong, also known as the Lama Temple, in Beijing, China. Photo: EPA-EFE
People at a Chinese temple on Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
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