People look at festive lanterns in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Dec. 31, 2024. People across China spent the last day of the year 2024 in all sorts of memorable ways. (Xinhua/Mao Zhu)

　　People buy snacks at a night market in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Dec. 31, 2024 People across China spent the last day of the year 2024 in all sorts of memorable ways. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

　　Two girls pose for a photo at a night market in Nan'an District in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Dec. 31, 2024. People across China spent the last day of the year 2024 in all sorts of memorable ways. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

　　Tourists in traditional attire pose for photos in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 31, 2024. People across China spent the last day of the year 2024 in all sorts of memorable ways. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)

　　A child interacts with an actor performing Bianlian or face-changing, a part of the Sichuan opera, during an event welcoming the New Year at a kindergarten in Yunhe District of Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 31, 2024. People across China spent the last day of the year 2024 in all sorts of memorable ways. (Photo by Fu Xinchun/Xinhua)