Fireworks decorate Dahua's night sky

Setting off fireworks is an explosive custom when celebrating Spring Festival in China. On New Year's Eve, many people in Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi, lit fireworks to usher in the brand new year with a bang.

A panorama of the sky at midnight in Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hechi on Feb 8, welcoming the New Year. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang / Xinhua]

Fireworks burst into bloom at Dahua on Feb 8. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang / Xinhua]

Dahua Yao autonomous county is decorated with a colorful cacophony of fireworks on New Year's Eve. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang / Xinhua]

Edited by Owen Fishwick