New Year's Celebration Fireworks In Krakow

New Year's Celebration Fireworks In Krakow

Fireworks celebrating the New Year's Day are seen in Krakow, Poland on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto)

Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day

STORY: Hong Kong holds firework show to celebrate Labor Day SHOOTING TIME: May 1, 2024 DATELINE: May 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fireworks STORYLINE: Tourists swarmed Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor on Wednesday night to enjoy a firework show at sea as one of the first highlights of this Labor Day holiday. Starting at 8 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), the 10-minute display blended in with the night view of the Victoria Harbor and is accompanied by a light and music show. The gold-toned fireworks were set off from a boat 130 meters offshore. Despite the on-and-off drizzles throughout the day, many tourists and Hong Kong residents had arrived three hours prior to the show to find the perfect viewing spot. The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government estimates that passenger arrivals and departures will total 5.9 million from Tuesday to Sunday, among which over 800,000 trips are made by tourists from the C

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Fireworks are exploding over Victoria Harbour next to skyscrapers in Central in Hong Kong, on February 11, 2024. This is the first Lunar New Year fireworks display since the one held in 2019, five years ago. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto)

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Fireworks are exploding over Victoria Harbour next to skyscrapers in Central in Hong Kong, on February 11, 2024. This is the first Lunar New Year fireworks display since the one held in 2019, five years ago. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto)

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

A general view is showing the Hong Kong skyline from the Peak in Hong Kong, on February 11, 2024. This is the first Lunar New Year fireworks display since the one held in 2019, five years ago. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto)

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Hong Kong Lunar New Year Firework

Fireworks are exploding over Victoria Harbour next to skyscrapers in Central in Hong Kong, on February 11, 2024. This is the first Lunar New Year fireworks display since the one held in 2019, five years ago. (Photo by Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto)

Romania hosts cultural event to celebrate Spring Festival

STORY: Romania hosts cultural event to celebrate Spring Festival SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Bucharest 2. various of performances STORYLINE: A Spring Festival event was held on Tuesday evening at an opera hall in Bucharest. Diplomats, scholars, public figures, and representatives from the Romanian government gathered to enjoy a performance featuring Romanian musical pieces performed by the orchestra of the Romanian National Opera. The event also included traditional Chinese compositions, martial arts exhibitions, and marionette shows presented by the Quanzhou Folk Song and Dance Inheritance Center and Quanzhou Intangible Heritage Protection Center. The event, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Chinese Embassy in Romania, and organized by the China Cultural Center in Bucharest and Romania-China House, concluded with a spectacular firework display

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists Perform Ironcraft Flowers in Qianxinan

Artists are performing the traditional fireworks ''Ironcraft Flowers'' at Jishan Square in Xingyi city, Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou province, southwest China, on January 27, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Bangkok celebrates New Year with fireworks display

STORY: Bangkok celebrates New Year with fireworks display SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of fireworks 2. various of performances STORYLINE: As the New Year of 2024 came, a firework show called "The Unrivaled Phenomenon of Siam" was displayed in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. This event is a celebration that bids farewell to the old year and ushers in the new one, showcasing the glory of Siam on the world stage. "The Unrivaled Phenomenon of Siam" reached new heights this year, surpassing previous years with a grand display of 50,000 fireworks. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bangkok. (XHTV)

Christmas Celebration In Bangladesh

Christmas Celebration In Bangladesh

A girl is reacting to a firework during Christmas Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Anik Rahman/NurPhoto)

Iron Flower

Iron Flower

LINYI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2023 - Folk artists use wooden boards to shoot hot iron into the air to form fireworks in Linyi City, Shandong Province, China, November 19, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Iron Flower

Iron Flower

LINYI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2023 - Folk artists use wooden boards to shoot hot iron into the air to form fireworks in Linyi City, Shandong Province, China, November 19, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Iron Flower

Iron Flower

LINYI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2023 - Folk artists use wooden boards to shoot hot iron into the air to form fireworks in Linyi City, Shandong Province, China, November 19, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Iron Flower

Iron Flower

LINYI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 19, 2023 - Folk artists use wooden boards to shoot hot iron into the air to form fireworks in Linyi City, Shandong Province, China, November 19, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

Shanghai Disney Resort attracts visitors with Spring Festival celebrations

STORY: Shanghai Disney Resort attracts visitors with Spring Festival celebrations DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shanghai Disney Resort STORYLINE: A month of festivities is being held at the Shanghai Disney Resort to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. The celebrations feature rabbit characters, lanterns, a special firework display and more. SOUNDBITE (English): JOE SCHOTT, President, Shanghai Disney Resort "You can see even on the most busy day, everybody has a great time because we provide more entertainment, more spectaculars to keep everybody entertained." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

Fireworks show held at Marina Bay in Singapore to welcome New Year

STORY: Fireworks show held at Marina Bay in Singapore to welcome New Year DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:48 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists and firework show at Marina Bay 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Visitor from Uganda 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Visitors from South Africa 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Visitors from Malaysia STORYLINE: A fabulous fireworks show was held at Marina Bay in Singapore on Saturday to welcome the New Year. The spectacular display attracted tourists from all over the world. Thousands of visitors came to the bay on Saturday afternoon to wait for the show. It was the first time that the event was held in the last two years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Visitor from Uganda "I am from Uganda and I live in Thailand. I work and live in Thailand. I'm here to celebrate the New Year. I heard the fireworks are fantastic in Singapore. It's impressive. This is my first time here, and I can't wait to see the fireworks. Happy New Year. Happy 2023." SOUNDBITE 2

Albanians celebrate New Year with firework display

STORY: Albanians celebrate New Year with firework display DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Tirana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the firework display STORYLINE: On Saturday night, Albanians gathered at Skanderbeg Square in the center of the capital city Tirana on New Year's Eve, watching a firework display to usher in the year 2023. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tirana. (XHTV)

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Photo taken Aug. 11, 2014, shows a plate at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, explaining Japan's attack on the harbor in 1941 bringing the United States' direct participation in World War II. Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture have announced a plan to hold a firework display using fireworks from the Japanese city, which has a century-old fireworks tradition, at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. Aug. 15 is the day Japan surrendered in 1945.

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Tourists view Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Aug. 11, 2014. Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture have announced a plan to hold a firework display using fireworks from the Japanese city, which has a century-old fireworks tradition, at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. Aug. 15 is the day Japan surrendered in 1945.

Fireworks mark start of 'ayu' Japanese trout fishing season

Fireworks mark start of 'ayu' Japanese trout fishing season

HITA, Japan - Houseboats float on the Mikuma River under a firework display during a river tourism festival to celebrate the opening of the "ayu" Japanese trout fishing season in Hita, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 24, 2014.

New Year's Day in N. Korea

New Year's Day in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People take photos of the New Year's Day firework display at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2013.

Fireworks light up Hakodate sky

Fireworks light up Hakodate sky

HAKODATE, Japan - A firework display takes place in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Hakodate Port.

Firework display held in World Cup rehearsal in Seoul

Firework display held in World Cup rehearsal in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A firework display was held May 28 during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the World Cup finals at Seoul World Cup Stadium. (2002 World Cup)

Nagano Olympics end with a bang

Nagano Olympics end with a bang

The night sky in Nagano is lit up by a myriad of colors as the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics finishes with a firework display Feb. 22.

Figure skating queen Lipinski gets a lift up

Figure skating queen Lipinski gets a lift up

Olympic figure skating gold medalist Tara Lipinski of the U.S. gets a lift up from a friend at the closing ceremony of the Nagano Games on Feb. 22. The ceremony was brought to a spectacular close with a brilliant firework display.

(BEIJING 2022)BRAZIL-RECIFE-LIGHT SHOW

(BEIJING 2022)BRAZIL-RECIFE-LIGHT SHOW

(220131) -- RECIFE, Jan. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch the firework display as part of a light show celebrating the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year and Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Recife, Brazil, on Jan. 30, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

"White chrysanthemum" firework display planned at Pearl Harbor

"White chrysanthemum" firework display planned at Pearl Harbor

A "white chrysanthemum" firework is displayed during a festival in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 1, 2015. Fireworks of the same type are to be set off at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, which has sister city ties with Nagaoka, on Aug. 15 to mourn the victims of World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in 1941 led to the U.S. entry into the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Firework display held in World Cup rehearsal in Seoul

Firework display held in World Cup rehearsal in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A firework display was held May 28 during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the World Cup finals at Seoul World Cup Stadium. (2002 World Cup)

Fireworks light up Hakodate sky

Fireworks light up Hakodate sky

HAKODATE, Japan - A firework display takes place in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Aug. 13 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the opening of Hakodate Port. (Kyodo)

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

Nagaoka fireworks for war remembrance at Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU, United States - Photo taken Aug. 11, 2014, shows a plate at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, explaining Japan's attack on the harbor in 1941 bringing the United States' direct participation in World War II. Sister cities Honolulu and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture have announced a plan to hold a firework display using fireworks from the Japanese city, which has a century-old fireworks tradition, at Pearl Harbor on Aug. 15, 2015, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War. Aug. 15 is the day Japan surrendered in 1945. (Kyodo)