Name: How cities around the world rang in 2026
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T14:23:51.000Z
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And across the world New Year's celebrations are in full swing Revelers in Auckland kicking off the party.

Crowds gathered around the city as thousands of fireworks were launched from Sky Tower and the city's Harbour Bridge A few hours later in South Korea a traditional welcome for the New Year, Thousands attended the ringing of a large bronze bell in Seoul it was rung 33 times in accordance with Buddhist tradition.

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In Hong Kong the usual colorful fireworks display above Victoria Harbour was absent this year after at least 161 people were killed in a high rise fire in November the city instead marking the occasion with a midnight light show and in China following the ringing of bells and banging of drums a light show above the Great Wall in the north of the country welcoming in the New Year forces the theme of the show ahead of the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar which begins in February.

Taiwan's famous Taipei 101 tower was the centerpiece of celebrations as fireworks and pyrotechnics burst from the building.