Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Luoyang hosted stunning fireworks and drone light shows to celebrate the 2025 Spring Festival, offering unforgettable visual experiences to residents and visitors.
On Wednesday night, the first day of the Chinese New Year, the 50-minute fireworks and drone show over the Bai'etan area dazzled the night sky of Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong in south China. The performance began with a formation of 2,025 drones illuminating the night sky, creating vibrant shapes like Spring Festival lanterns, a dancing lion, and the iconic Canton Tower, blending modern technology with traditional Lingnan culture to send festive greetings to the audience.
Following the drone display, a grand fireworks show lit up the sky with over 150,000 fireworks spanning 650 meters, sparkling fireworks and shimmering Pearl River enhanced each other's beauty, creating a breathtaking scene of lights and colors.
Meanwhile, in Luoyang, an ancient capital city in central China's Henan Province, the 2025 Luoyang New Year Fireworks Gala took place in the Ningrenfang area of the ruins of Luoyang City in Sui and Tang dynasties.
The event started at 20:00 with a combination of drones and fireworks, organized into six chapters to showcase the grandeur of Chinese dynasties from the Xia (2070 BC-1600 BC), Shang (1600BC-1046BC), and Zhou (1046BC-256BC) to the Sui (581-619) and Tang (618-907).
"The drone show was incredibly impressive, showcasing the power of our technology. The fireworks were so spectacular, making the festive atmosphere even stronger. It's been an amazing experience, and I wish everyone a prosperous and smooth year in 2025," said Xia Wenlei, a local resident.
The Luoyang fireworks gala, enhanced by drones, lasers, and fireworks, immersed both locals, Chinese and foreign visitors in the vibrant and historic charm of the ancient city.
Dazzling fireworks, drone shows add festive atmosphere in Guangzhou, Luoyang
A wide range of ecological and environmental protection activities were held in China to mark the World Environment Day on Friday, aimed at encouraging public participation in green transition across the country to build a beautiful China.
Jointly organized by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao for the first time, the National Event on the Environment Day 2026 -- the national main event, released the 2025 China Ecological Environment Status Bulletin, outlining the leapfrog improvement in China's ecological environment quality over the past decade.
Meanwhile, various regions across China rolled out a rich variety of themed activities to engage wide public involvement in environmental protection.
In Beijing, the Ecological Culture Week kicked off, featuring interactive activities such as micro-sitcom creation and AI animation science popularization to spread ecological culture and green development concepts.
In the Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, students and their parents collaborated to paint a 100-meter-long ecological scroll. Their works, centered on themes including lucid waters and lush mountains, water conservation, and garbage classification, helped deepen participants' ecological awareness.
Luzhou City in southwest China's Sichuan Province brought environmental education to real-world settings, holding small environmental protection classes at local sewage treatment plants and environmental protection image museums. Participants gained a firsthand appreciation of the hard work behind ecological governance through guided tours and film screenings.
Beyond individual cities, cross-regional collaboration also took center stage. Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province and Huangshan in east China's Anhui Province jointly launched an ecological protection action, releasing over 10,000 black amur bream fry into the Qiandao Lake to help improve water quality.
Simultaneously, the two provinces initiated joint cross-provincial fishery law enforcement, further solidifying practical cooperation in trans-regional ecological management.
China celebrates the World Environment Day on June 5 every year, coinciding with the United Nations' global observance to promote global environmental awareness and action.
Diverse activities held across China to mark Environment Day
