People watch a performance of Bianlian, or face-changing, a part of the Sichuan opera, in Dongxing District of Neijiang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo by Tang Mingrun/Xinhua)
People visit a lantern fair at Beijing Wenyuhe Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2025.
Two major lantern fairs are held in Beijing to mark the Lantern Festival, which falls on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A fish-shaped lantern performance team parades at Hongcun Village, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 11, 2025. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)
Marie Isabelle Gamez of the Philippines competes during the mixed pair skating free skating of figure skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
People attend a "Wulong Xuhua" show to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 11, 2025. The traditional "Wulong Xuhua" show is a genre of dragon dance performed amid fireworks by the Miao ethnic group. "Wulong" means the dragon dance, while "Xuhua" refers to a local specialty firework. Over 100 dragon dance teams gathered here to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. 12 this year. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
(from L to R) Yoon Jong Hyun of South Korea, Liu Mengting of China, Yang Ruyi of China, Kasamura Rai of Japan, Shin Yeongseop of South Korea and Han Linshan of China celebrate after the Freestyle Skiing men's freeski big air final match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Cirenzhandui of China competes during the Cross-Country Skiing men's 4x7.5km relay match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)
Klaus Iohannis reviews an honor guard during his farewell ceremony at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on Feb. 12, 2025. Klaus Iohannis concluded his tenure as President of Romania on Wednesday, with Senate President Ilie Bolojan assuming the role of interim head of state. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)
People pass a bridge as a full moon is seen over Islamabad, Pakistan, on Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
An acrobat performs during the "Souk Wonders" immersive show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 11, 2025. The show was part of the artistic and entertainment programs of the country's Diriyah Season 24/25. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)
Sofia Samodelkina of Kazakhstan competes during the women single skating short program of figure skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Journalists attend the media preview of the newest attraction, Rainforest Wild Asia, at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore on Feb. 12, 2025. Singapore's fifth zoological park, Rainforest Wild Asia at the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, held a media preview on Wednesday, in the lead-up to its official public opening in March this year. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
