Snow scenery at park in Chuzhou City, east China

11:17, December 31, 2020

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  New railway linking Lincang City with Dali City begins operation

  An crew member in ethnic minority costume poses for photos with passengers on the train D8127 linking Lincang with provincial capital Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan Province, on Dec. 30, 2020. A new railway linking Lincang City with Dali City, both in southwest China's Yunnan Province, began o

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  Highlights of President Xi Jinping's 2021 New Year speech

  (Produced by Huang Jingjing and Zhang Jian)

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  New Year's Eve celebrations around the world

  This combination of pictures created on January 1, 2021 shows the fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs-Elysees avenue, in Paris, on January 1, 2020 (up) and the empty Champs-Elysees avenue during New Year's Eve on January 1, 2021, as a 8:00 pm-6:00 am curfew is implemented in France to avoid a third wave of Covid-19 infections. (Photo: VCG)Guests at the Pullman Hotel welcome in 2021 near the Eiffel Tower on December 31, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo: VCG)Fireworks go off over Moscow's Red Square marking the beginning of 2021. (Photo: VCG)A couple pose for a friend's photograph as they hold a sparkler in front of the London Eye, in what would normally be a ticket-only area filled to capacity waiting for the annual fireworks display, on December 31, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo: VCG)A fireworks display over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Celebrations look different this year as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: VCG)Artists watch as after firework explode over Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate to usher in the new year during a concert 'Willkommen 2021' (Welcome 2021) on January 1, 2021. (Photo: VCG)Shanghai Disney Resort welcomed the New Year with a celebratory nighttime show on Thursday. (Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn)Fireworks are displayed during the New Year celebration in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)Fireworks are displayed to celebrate the New Year in Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)Fireworks are displayed to celebrate the New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Keren)People watch a light projection show as part of the New Year's eve celebrations held at Singapore's Marina Bay on Dec. 31, 2020. (Photo:Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)A man sells new year balloons near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lum...

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  National flag-raising ceremony held in Beijing to celebrate New Year's Day

  People wave Chinese national flags after a national flag-raising ceremony was held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. The ceremony was part of the celebrations for the New Year's Day. A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held as part of the celebrations for the New Year