PHOTOS: China Rings in 2017 with New Year Celebrations

China said "ni hao" to 2017 in the early hours of the morning, with celebrations taking place around the country. 

Here are some photos from around the Middle Kingdom.

Xi Jinping addresses the nation with a special televised New Year message.

A special winter-themed New Year ceremony was held at the Olympic Park in Beijing to ring in 2017.

A special winter-themed New Year ceremony was held at the Olympic Park in Beijing to ring in 2017.

A special winter-themed New Year ceremony was held at the Olympic Park in Beijing to ring in 2017.

Monks ring in the New Year at Longhua Temple in Shanghai.

New Year fireworks at Shanghai Disneyland.

Canton Tower in Guangzhou.

The annual pyrotechnic show at Taipei 101 in Taiwan.

New Year revelers in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong.

Fireworks at a Wanda themepark in Wuhu, Anhui.

Fireworks at a Wanda themepark in Wuhu, Anhui.

Children in Hubei.

Train attendants in Nanchang, Jiangxi.
Qingdao.

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[Images via China Daily, Weibo, Newsday, SCMP]