To welcome in the New Year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism threw a party and countdown celebration at the city's Shougang Park on December 31. The crowd, consisting of people from different cities and countries, gathered to raise their glasses to 2024 amid scenes of dazzling jubilation.
Colorful lights, live music, food stalls and cultural displays combined to offer a thrilling line-up of experiences at the 2024 Beijing New Year Countdown Celebration in a showcase of tradition and technology. Videos of New Year messages sent to the people of Beijing by foreign guests like the mayors of Seoul and Wellington were also broadcast at the event.