Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new! Guangzhou New Year’s Day holiday atmosphere is strong, and new makeup is festive to welcome the new year.

2023 is about to pass, welcoming a brand-new 2024. Guangzhou, which bids farewell to the old and welcomes the new, is filled with a happy and peaceful atmosphere everywhere.

In flower city square, the "living room of the city", the decoration of New Year’s Day and New Year’s Day in 2024 made a brand-new appearance, welcoming the colorful 2024 with a brand-new look, and the holiday became the most eye-catching landscape in the city, attracting many citizens and tourists to punch in as a souvenir.

In the major parks in the city, the greenery is leisurely, and people enjoy their physical and mental happiness during the New Year holiday.

City living room is festive and lively.

In flower city square North Square, the atmosphere "China Red" is the main color, and the four characters "Happy New Year’s Day" are written on the large fan-shaped shape, which is full of festive atmosphere and means "Happy New Year".

There are many flowers around the square, which means "adding splendor in the New Year". The four pillars are symmetrically arranged and raised section by section, and the two sides of the music fountain are decorated with "Happy New Year".

At the main entrance of Haixinsha Asian Games Park on the new central axis, surrounded by flower beds, the beautiful sign of "I love Guangzhou" is striking and dynamic. While wishing a happy New Year’s Day in 2024, it also means that the new year will be round, harmonious and beautiful, rich from all directions and good weather.

Many citizens and tourists come to flower city square to experience the beautiful and prosperous city of Guangzhou. "I came to Guangzhou by car during the holiday, boarded the Guang Zhouta and went to the provincial museum. Traveling in Guangzhou is very comfortable and convenient, and the subway can go directly to many scenic spots." Mr. Luo, a tourist from Wuhan, said.

Welcome programs are both traditional and innovative.

On Jixiang Road and Beijing Road, there are five-star red flags flying along the road, which are bright and eye-catching. They are the most beautiful and eye-catching scenery on the street, adding a festive and warm festive atmosphere to New Year’s Day.

The major parks, shopping malls and scenic spots in the city are also very lively and crowded. All kinds of programs with traditional characteristics and creativity also make citizens and tourists linger.

In Lingnan Impression Garden, the traditional "New Year’s Day National Wind Carnival" brings different ultra-luxury audio-visual festivals, such as Guangdong music, dragon and lion parade and Live concert, which allows visitors to go to the New Year’s Eve. Among them, the "Southern Adventure Night" immersive night tour was selected as the first batch of new scenes of Guangzhou cultural tourism consumption, bringing huge night traffic. In Tiande Square, the New Year Concert brings a different New Year atmosphere, with famous bands singing the songs of the New Year, and bidding farewell to 2023 and welcoming 2024 in a romantic neighborhood full of ceremonies.

This year, there are many public spaces in the city to hold exquisite fairs, which attracted many neighborhoods to participate. In Tiande Square, "Pink Crush" pink market, cultural and creative things are displayed, which makes people’s index fingers move. In the outdoor square of area C of Liying Square, the "Fairy Tale Secret Winter Forest Shadow fetish Market" was held, where citizens and tourists can collect all kinds of novel and characteristic forest good things.

In addition, the "2023 Stubborn Gathering in Guangzhou Tide Stubborn Exhibition" was held in Oriental Baotai, with more than 120 stall owners from Guangzhou. The scene was lively, and there were three major activities on the spot: temporary art gallery artists’ joint exhibition, childlike innocence second-hand toy market and Stubborn gathering store.

Text, map/Guangzhou Daily Xinhua City Reporter: Quan Jie

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