A woman works at a plant making color pencils in Binzhou city in east China's Shandong province Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2025. (Photo credit should read CHU BAORUI/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





An artist works on a snow sculpture during the Harbin International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang province on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





This photo taken on December 9, 2024 shows artist Hong Jinshi looking at a sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at his workshop in Xiamen, in southeastern China's Fujian province. Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman's workshop in rural China, the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)





A man dressed as the Chinese God of Wealth distributes Fai Chun traditional decoration for good luck and prosperity at a Lunar New Year event in Hong Kong on January 10, 2025, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Snake. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





An enthusiast climbs an ice formation at the Yunmeng Gorge Scenic Area in Miyun district on January 11, 2025 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Fu Tian/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of fishermen loading freshly caught fish during a winter fishing festival January 11, 2025 in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province of China. The winter fishing festival opened at Zhenhu Lake in Jiangyan District of Taizhou on Saturday. (Photo by Tang Dehong/VCG via Getty Images)





Men try to catch cloth rings using their head as families spend their Sunday Jan. 12, 2025 at a park in Beijing, China. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





This photo taken on January 12, 2025 shows visitors gathering to see the frost-covered trees on the bank of Songhua River in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





This photo taken on January 12, 2025 shows a boat sailing on Songhua River as visitors gather to see the frost-covered trees on the riverbank in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Aerial view of a tourist enjoying the picturesque scenery of the Xiling Snow Mountain after a snowfall on January 11, 2025 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China. (Photo by Yang Haiyong/VCG via Getty Images)





Aerial view of the stunning scenery of the snow-capped Laojun Mountain at sunset on January 12, 2025 in Luoyang, Henan Province of China. (Photo by Li Guanyu/VCG via Getty Images)





Chinese honour guards prepare for the welcoming ceremony between Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila/Pool via AFP Photo)





A craftsman works on an ice sculpture at a scenic spot in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival on January 15, 2025 in Zhangye, Gansu Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





A customer shops for new year decorations, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Snake, at a store in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on January 15, 2025. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Workers ride an electric tricycle along a road decorated with red lanterns for the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Snake at a park in Beijing on January 16, 2025. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on January 18, 2025 shows the Shibati Traditional Style Area lit with lanterns and decorations ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Snake in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Giant panda Mang Cancan eats with his mother Mang Zai at the Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, on January 18, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Illuminated lantern displays and vibrant decorations light up Qingming Shanghe Garden Scenic Area at Hengdian World Studios on January 18, 2025 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Hu Yanghui/VCG via Getty Images)





Dancers perform the Chaoshan Yingge dance, or “dance to the hero's song”, at Qinhuangdao Port Industrial Tourist Area on January 18, 2025 in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province of China. (Photo by Cao Jianxiong/VCG via Getty Images)





A man walks under red lanterns and decorations hung on trees at the Ditan Park ahead of Lunar New Year in Beijing on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)