Cities across China close 2021 with holiday joy

Tourists are pictured on the first day of New Year 2022 as they visit the Forbidden City in Beijing. [Photo: VCG]

People in Shanghai visit the 1700-year-old Longhua Temple on the first day of 2022 to make vows, hoping for a great new year and praying for health and happiness for themselves and their loved ones. [Photo: VCG]

A girl poses for a picture at the historically preserved Kuan Zhai Alley in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province on the first day of 2022, where locals while away for a New Year holiday. [Photo: VCG]

A family of three take selfies on January 1, 2022 at a park decorated with lights in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province as they celebrate New Year's Day. [Photo: VCG]