--- title: Chinese New Year: See How Cities Across China Celebrate description: Vibrant performances and fireworks herald in the Year of the Sheep canonical: https://time.com/3714209/chinese-new-year-celebrations/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-19T18:15:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:33.530Z article:section: World og:title: Chinese New Year: See How Cities Across China Celebrate og:description: Vibrant performances and fireworks herald in the Year of the Sheep og:url: https://time.com/3714209/chinese-new-year-celebrations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt565b363aedee059f/6987800acd1bba93bf6f54cc/chinese-new-year-celebrations-13.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Chinese New Year og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chinese New Year: See How Cities Across China Celebrate twitter:description: Vibrant performances and fireworks herald in the Year of the Sheep twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt565b363aedee059f/6987800acd1bba93bf6f54cc/chinese-new-year-celebrations-13.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See How Cities Across China and Taiwan Are Celebrating the New Year by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 19, 2015 6:15 PM CUT  Artists perform a dragon dance at a local amusement park during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Artists perform a dragon dance at a local amusement park during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing.Kevin Frayer—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 19, 2015 6:15 PM CUT [_Read next: A Viral Video Urges Chinese Parents to Welcome LGBT Kids Home This Lunar New Year_](http://time.com/3712960/chinese-new-year-lgbt-pflag/ "undefined")  A security guard checks his smartphone as fireworks explode during celebrations of the Lunar New Year early on Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  Artists perform a dragon dance at a local amusement park during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  Performers dance at the 2015 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on Feb. 19, 2015 in Hong Kong. Lam Yik Fei—Getty Images  Worshippers wait to make incense offer at Wong Tai Sin Temple on the first day of Lunar New Year holiday on Feb. 18, 2015 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan—Getty Images  Performers dance at the 2015 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade on Feb. 19, 2015 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan—etty Images  Performers wait for the start of the celebrations of the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on Feb. 19, 2015. Philippe Lopez—AFP/Getty Images  Fireworks illuminate the skyline to celebrate Lunar New Year on Feb. 18, 2015 in Beijing. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  A boy uses sparklers during celebrations of the Lunar New Year early on Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  A man reacts as firecrackers he lit explode during celebrations of the Lunar New Year early on Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  A man is shrouded in smoke from incense as he lights a stick while praying with others at the Yonghegong Lama Temple during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  Woman holds incense while praying with others at the Yonghegong Lama Temple during celebrations for the Lunar New Year, Feb. 19, 2015 in Beijing. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  A devotee prays on the eve of the Lunar New Year at the Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, Feb. 18, 2015. Wally Santana—AP  People walk as residents set off fireworks as part of Lunar New Year celebrations in Shanghai, Feb. 19, 2015. 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