China News Service, New York, January 1 (Reporter Wang Fan) On December 31, 2023 local time, the annual Times Square cross-Chinese New Year's Eve celebration in New York City, USA, attracted about one million people. To ensure the safety of the New Year's Eve celebrations, the New York City Police Department frequently uses drones to help with security.
According to the organizers, Times Square ushered in the largest New Year's Eve celebration since 2019. The number of police deployed on the ground has increased compared to previous years, and drones equipped with the latest technology are also in the air to help monitor the situation on the ground.
Under strict security measures, the New Year's Eve celebration was successfully held. The celebration of the night opened with "Hemei Wuliang Celebration New Year", and the audience at the scene and in front of the TV enjoyed the dance and performance with "Bashu style, Chinese flavor, international style", integrating Chinese modern and traditional arts, including the enthusiastic and unrestrained "Hemei Wuliang Welcome Dance" and the "Sichuan Dance Pretty Flower Dan" with strong Bashu cultural characteristics. 6 large screens under and near the crystal ball in Times Square scroll **China Yibin local cultural tourism promotion promotional video.
Qian Jin, Acting Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York, attended the event and delivered a speech, saying that it was an honor to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new year with friends from all over the world in Times Square. Today's world is increasingly becoming a community with a shared future. Tonight, Chinese baijiu and American champagne meet in New York, let us raise a glass to the friendship between China and the United States and the people of the world.
I loved the lion dance just now, it was very festive. Morrick, from Virginia, told China News Service that he and his friends arrived at Times Square at 9 a.m. and waited until 11 a.m. to start admission, but it was all worth it. Morrick expressed his hope that people will be less fighting and more kind in the new year.
It's New York's 120th New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. In addition to paying homage to history with a newly designed bow tie lighting pattern, the crystal ball also changed from the tradition of falling and rising again after the New Year's bell rings, and the brilliant fireworks bloom when the crystal ball is raised.
The Times Square New Year's Eve celebration is an important part of New York's culture. Since 1904, Times Square has been celebrated with a grand New Year's Eve celebration every year on December 31. Beginning in 1907, the countdown to the landing of the crystal ball was added. (ENDS).