People wait to attend the New Year celebration at Times Square in New York City, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2016. The upcoming New Year celebration will be held at Times Square from the night of Dec. 31, 2016 to Jan. 1, 2017, a well-known traditional event which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators from the United States and other parts of the world. (Xinhua/Li Rui)
Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2017 shows the fireworks celebrating New Year during the Marina Bay Singapore 2017 Countdown at Marina Bay in Singapore.(Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
A policeman stands guard at Times Square in New York City, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2016. Security measures are tightened for the upcoming New Year celebration at Times Square, a well-known traditional event which is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of spectators from the United States and other parts of the world. (Xinhua/Li Rui)
People watch light show during New Year countdown activities at Singapore's Marina Bay, Dec. 31, 2016. Singapore holds New Year countdown activities at Marina Bay on Saturday. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Tourists take photos during New Year countdown activities at Singapore's Marina Bay, Dec. 31, 2016. Singapore holds New Year countdown activities at Marina Bay on Saturday. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
People attend a prayer event on New Year's Eve at Wat Asokaram in central Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, Dec. 31, 2016. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
People pose for photos during New Year celebrations in Giza, Egypt, on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
The Khafre Pyramid and Great Sphinx are lit during New Year celebrations in Giza, Egypt, on Dec. 31, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe)
People take photos of fireworks above the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Oleg Brusnikin)
People celebrate New Year in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Oleg Brusnikin)
Fireworks are seen over the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in London, Britain on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
Fireworks are seen over the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in London, Britain on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Han Yan)
A police vehicle blocks a road near the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year's celebrations in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 31, 2016. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)
Skyscrapers are blanketed in smog a few hours after people celebrated new year with firecrackers and fireworks in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Images taken on Dec. 29, 2016 shows Isabella, six years old, posing in her room with a drawing telling her wish of going out on vacation in 2017, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
Images taken on Dec. 29, 2016 shows Bruno, ten years old, posing in his room, with a writing telling his wish for 2017, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bruno wishes that the Argentina's national soccer team will be able to access the Russia 2018 World Cup. (Xinhua/Martin Zabala)
A police vehicle is seen on duty near Copacabana beach during New Year celebration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 1, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
People participate in a ritual water war to celebrate the New Year at Suwat district in Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2017. Balinese people believe they can clean their spirit by the water war to welcome the New Year. (Xinhua/Kadek)
People participate in a ritual water war to celebrate the New Year at Suwat district in Bali, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2017. Balinese people believe they can clean their spirit by the water war to welcome the New Year. (Xinhua/Kadek)
Residents prepare "hallacas", a typical Venezuelan dish with a stew of beef, pork, chicken or fish stuffed in corn dough and folded by plantain leaves, for the New Year's dinner in Maracaibo, in Zulia state, Venezuela, on Dec. 31, 2016. In Venezuela, it is a tradition to eat pork, chicken and typical dishes such as "hallacas" and "golfeados" during the New Year's dinner. (Xinhua/Boris Vergara)
People visit the 128th Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2017. The Rose Parade is part of the New Year Celebration held in Pasadena each year on New Year's Day, or on Jan. 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)
A float marches during the 128th Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2017. The Rose Parade is part of the New Year Celebration held in Pasadena each year on New Year's Day, or on Jan. 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Chaoqun)
Paraders march during the 128th Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2017. The Rose Parade is part of the New Year Celebration held in Pasadena each year on New Year's Day, or on Jan. 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
The 2017 Rose Queen greets the audience on a float during the 128th Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, the United States, on Jan. 2, 2017. The Rose Parade is part of the New Year Celebration held in Pasadena each year on New Year's Day, or on Jan. 2 if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
