With varied fireworks and shared wishes, world expecting a better new year(1/11)

2019-01-02 09:35:21 Xinhua Editor :Jing Yuxin

A fireworks display is seen at the Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal arch) in Paris, France, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

$Fireworks go off during the annual New Year\'s Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)$

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)

$Citizens take a selfie on New Year\'s Eve in southwest China\'s Chongqing, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)$

Citizens take a selfie on New Year's Eve in southwest China's Chongqing, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

$Pupils dressed in festive costumes pose for a group photo in Qingdao, east China\'s Shandong Province, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xiaopeng)$

Pupils dressed in festive costumes pose for a group photo in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Liang Xiaopeng)

$Revelers participate in the annual New Year\'s Eve celebration at Times Square in New York, the United States, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)$

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)

$Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa on New Year\'s Eve in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua)$

Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa on New Year's Eve in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua)

People make a video of the New Year fireworks in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

$Children watch an ice sculpture in Pyongyang, the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Yaping)$

Children watch an ice sculpture in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Jiang Yaping)

$A Syrian girl looks at balloons on the New Year\'s Eve in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)$

A Syrian girl looks at balloons on the New Year's Eve in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)

$Fireworks explode during the New Year\'s Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)$

Fireworks explode during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhu Hongye)

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