Dublin goes red for Chinese New Year

Chinese Ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong (2nd R) and his wife Xia Lining (2nd L), Deputy Mayor of Dublin Tom Brabazon (1st L), and Tourism Ireland Chief Executive Niall Gibbons attend a ceremony to light up Dublin red for the coming Chinese New Year at the famous Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland, Jan. 16, 2020. A launch ceremony to light up Dublin red for the coming Chinese New Year was held here on Thursday evening. "Light up with Chinese Red" is an initiative first put forward by Dublin City Council five years ago and later copied by many other cities and counties in Ireland. (Xinhua)