Events are being held across China to celebrate Spring Festival, with ancient towns, historic streets and other tourist attractions bustling with visitors.

Robots are playing a prominent part in the Year of the Horse celebrations, including writing the character "Fu" (blessing), dancing and putting on martial arts displays.

Unitree robots perform martial arts and dance at the Window of the World theme park in Shenzhen, Feb 17, 2026. [Photo by Zhou Guoqiang/for chinadaily.com.cn]

A robot writes the Chinese character "Fu" (blessing) at the ancient Xidi village in Yixian county, Huangshan city, Anhui province, Feb 18, 2026. [Photo by Shi Yalei/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Visitors take photos in front of a Year of the Horse Spring Festival themed sculpture at Dongguan street in Dalian, Liaoning province, Feb 20, 2026. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists watch a lion dance performance in Haigang district, Qinhuangdao city, Hebei province, Feb 19, 2026. [Photo by Cao Jianxiong/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Folk artists perform the intangible cultural heritage "fire dragon dance" at Gongtan ancient town in Youyang Tujia and Miao autonomous county, Chongqing, Feb 19, 2026. [Photo by Qiu Hongbin/for chinadaily.com.cn]

Performers stage a high-altitude wire show at a cultural industry park in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, Feb 17, 2026. [Photo by Wang Zheng/for chinadaily.com.cn]