LONDON, Jan .2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- People attend the annual New Years Day Parade in London, Britain, Jan. 1, 2020.

TORONTO, Jan .2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Participants paddle in Lake Ontario during the 2020 Toronto Polar Bear Dip event at the Sunnyside Park in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 1, 2020. About 400 participants braved the chilly waters to celebrate the first day of 2020 here on Wednesday.

BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A national flag-raising ceremony is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2020.

BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Giant pandas eat bamboo leaves at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, capital of southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, Jan. 1, 2020.

BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks illuminate the sky over Juzizhou Island and Du Fu Pavilion during the New Year celebrations in Changsha, capital of central Chinas Hunan Province, Jan. 1, 2020.