A woman gazes at fireworks outside the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021. Fireworks are set off to welcome the Chinese New Year. (Photos: Chinanews.com)

People set off fireworks outside the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021, to welcome the Chinese New Year.

A woman takes photos of fireworks outside the Fifth Ring Road in Beijing in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021. Fireworks are set off to welcome the Chinese New Year.

Fireworks explode in the sky of Fenghuang Ancient Town in Hunan province in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021, to welcome the Chinese New Year.

Fireworks explode in the sky of a Hakka village of Shanghang county in Fujian province in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021, to welcome the Chinese New Year.

People take photos of fireworks in Tonghua, Northeast China's Jilin province, in the wee hours of Feb 12, 2021. Fireworks are set off to welcome the Chinese New Year.