Fireworks are set off on New Year's Eve near the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
BEIJING, Jan. 1, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People around the world ushered in the new year with fireworks illuminating the sky.
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Fireworks explode by the Acropolis during the New Year celebrations in Athens, capital of Greece, Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Fireworks explode during the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2020 in Marina Bay, Singapore, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
People take photos of fireworks during a New Year celebration in the center of Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
