In Pictures: People cheer as fireworks and drummers mark the start of a new year

Drummers ring in the new year at the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Drummers pounded in the new year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over a section of the Great Wall as China joined the rest of the world in marking the start of 2026.

Temple bells rang across Japan, and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise.