People watch a traditional lion dance for good luck and fortune during Chinese Lunar New Year Festivities at the Dongyue Temple fair on January 29, 2025 in Beijing, China. China celebrated the Year of the Snake on January 29th. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





Performers from “New Baby Junior Dance Crew” take part in a parade on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake, in Hong Kong on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Lam Yik/Reuters)





Children ride military tank-styled snow karts at a park made with artificial snow during the Longtan Park Temple Fair on the second day of Lunar New Year in Beijing on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Visitors watch as performers take part in a lion dance at Dongyue temple on the second day of the Lunar New Year, in Beijing, China on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Chinese performers pose for a photo before going on stage at the Longtan Park Temple Fair on the second day of Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





People watch a soccer game given by robots during the Spring Festival Science and Technology Temple Fair on January 30, 2025 in Beijing, China. The temple fair kicked off January 30, with the main venue located at Wukesong Wanda Plaza, inviting visitors to take a close look at the latest achievements in the AI field during Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Chen Xiaogen/VCG via Getty Images)





A woman dressed in Qing Dynasty attire stands near a pole decorated with red lanterns in Beijing, Friday, January 31, 2025. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A woman in traditional dress walks with the crowd at the Temple of Heaven complex during a week-long Chinese New Year holiday in Beijing on Sunday, February 2, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





People enjoy firework show at Tangcheng scenic spot to celebrate the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, on February 2, 2025 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province of China. Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival with breathtaking folk performances, bringing tradition and festivity to life. (Photo by Yang Dong/VCG via Getty Images)





Folk artists perform a dragon dance in the splash of molten iron at Tangcheng scenic spot to celebrate the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, on February 2, 2025 in Xiangyang, Hubei Province of China. Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival with breathtaking folk performances, bringing tradition and festivity to life. (Photo by Yang Dong/VCG via Getty Images)





A tourist poses with a fish-shaped lantern on the sixth day of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, on February 3, 2025 in Shexian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province of China. A festive atmosphere has permeated across China as various celebrations are taking place across the country to mark the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. (Photo by Fang Jianzhong/VCG via Getty Images)





Citizens, holding torches, walk on the streets during the Torch Festival in Jieyang, China on February 4, 2025.Villagers commemorate their ancestors in the form of the Torch Festival, which is held during the Spring Festival and has a history of over 300 years. During the festival, villagers hold torches and take to the streets with firecrackers and fireworks. (Photo by John Ricky/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Chinese honor guards stand in formation before the welcome ceremony offered by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on 05 February 2025. (Photo by Wu Hao/Pool via Reuters)





Dragon dancers perform in the lobby of the Shanghai Tower in the Pudong financial district after Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, on February 5, 2025. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)





Members of the Chinese military raise a flag of China during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





China's President Xi Jinping is seen on a screen in the media centre during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Flag bearers Ning Zhongyan and Liu Mengting of China lead their contingent during the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, Friday, February 7, 2025. (Photo by Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Issei Kato/Pool via AFP Photo)





The Beijing City Library in Beijing, China, on February 9, 2025, receives an average of tens of thousands of people a day, and the reading area is lit up 24 hours a day at night. It carries out more than 1,000 reading-themed activities every year, building a multi-cultural complex. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)