On January 30, fireworks bloomed over Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Duo

Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, January 30 (Reporters Cao Jiyang and Wang Xinyi) On the evening of the 30th, as dazzling fireworks bloomed over Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong's 2025 Lunar New Year fireworks show was held as scheduled. Citizens and tourists celebrate the Spring Festival in a romantic and festive atmosphere.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao said in his speech that the fireworks show is the highlight of Hong Kong's annual New Year's event. Every year the show has different new elements, bringing new brilliance to the sky above Victoria Harbor, like a spiritual snake symbolizing flexibility and flexibility, and reflecting the spirit of Hong Kong people to adapt to changes and seek innovation and progress.

This fireworks performance is coordinated by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, with the theme of "The Golden Snake Welcomes Spring and Celebrates the Rise of the Year". The three barges set off 23,888 fireworks, lasting about 23 minutes, and are divided into nine acts, each with its own characteristics.

In the afternoon of that day, the seaside of Tsim Sha Tsui was already bustling, and some viewers came a few hours earlier just to occupy a favorable position and take a glimpse of the fireworks show. As night falls, a large number of visitors have also gathered at the viewing locations such as Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, including many mainland and foreign tourists, which are very lively.

At 8 pm, as the first group of fireworks rushed into the sky, the first act "One Yuan Resurrection" opened, the night sky became a huge "curtain", and cheers and exclamations burst out from the crowd; the second act "Flowers bloom and wealth" presents a pattern of gold ingots, meaning wealth; the fourth act "Family and New Years" shows a round smile, which makes people smile; the sixth act "The golden tone of "What I Want to Come" reminds people of gold Shining dream; Act 8 "Tian Fu and Xi" presents 6 panda avatars, representing An An, Coco, Lele, Yingying and two new giant pandas, vivid and cute against the backdrop of a large number of green fireworks, which are dazzling; the last scene "The Year of the Rich Snake" pushes the performance to a climax. Amid the powerful sound of gongs and drums of the background music "Golden Snake Dance", the fireworks dance in the air, echoing the music, wishing the country prosperity and the citizens peace every year.

The entire fireworks performance seemed to unfold a series of colorful pictures, which was so beautiful that it made the audience excited. Hong Kong police said that more than 250,000 people watch New Year's fireworks on both sides of Victoria Harbor.

Ms. Sun, a 70-year-old Hong Kong citizen, told reporters that she had watched fireworks performances many times, and today is a particularly large audience. She said with emotion that many people come to Hong Kong to travel now, which adds a lively atmosphere to the Hong Kong Spring Festival. Everyone is very happy and full of hope for the future.

The four words blurted out are the profound feelings of Zhejiang tourist Xiao Xu. He said that he had long heard that the festival fireworks performances in Hong Kong were very exciting. This year, this Spring Festival, it was specially arranged to travel to Hong Kong with his family. Watching fireworks is an important part of the itinerary. In his opinion, the whole performance was exciting and the family was worth the trip.