![A fireworks display is seen at the Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal arch) in Paris, France, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/77ade2d253af4db1b03344b2d66a4e7a.jpg)
A fireworks display is seen at the Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal arch) in Paris, France, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
![Fireworks go off during the annual New Year\'s Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/4bd6ab37a5b24c2dbfb713f6ded033d4.jpg)
Fireworks go off during the annual New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)
![New Year fireworks are seen near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/e9eab7e45e91495a879bd5f22cc1eb55.jpg)
New Year fireworks are seen near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
![Citizens take a selfie on New Year\'s Eve in southwest China\'s Chongqing, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/d0b14d2c43bc41b9a5cde89b1c414814.jpg)
Citizens take a selfie on New Year's Eve in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
![Pupils dressed in festive costumes pose for a group photo in Qingdao, east China\'s Shandong Province, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xiaopeng)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/6eeb46a472774a488a0283e3654075e8.jpg)
Pupils dressed in festive costumes pose for a group photo in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xiaopeng)
![Revelers participate in the annual New Year\'s Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/dcdeba4da0644982b4705486d08c5c8a.jpg)
Revelers participate in the annual New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)
![Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa on New Year\'s Eve in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/2db2ee22ade448e7a97d4117685cc9d8.jpg)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa on New Year's Eve in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua)
![Children watch an ice sculpture in Pyongyang, the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Yaping)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/51f2feef2ae9481b8052112c419fab71.jpg)
Children watch an ice sculpture in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Yaping)
![A Syrian girl looks at balloons on the New Year\'s Eve in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/5921cb073d3346c1b34720c9a607ecaf.jpg)
A Syrian girl looks at balloons on the New Year's Eve in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)
![Fireworks explode during the New Year\'s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/02/30b7b5e8e13c4daba7cbd554835b454f.jpg)
Fireworks explode during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)