How did the countdown ceremony of the New Year's Crystal Ball landing in new york Times Square go?

To celebrate the 2009 New Year, new york will raise a brand-new crystal ball over Times Square-this "Big Mac" inlaid with 2,668 Watford crystals is 3.7 meters in diameter and weighs 6 tons, which is twice as big as all previous crystal balls. Under the bright lights of 32,356 Philips energy-saving lamps, Times Square in new york on New Year's Eve will be dressed up as a stunning kaleidoscope world.

In addition to this exciting crystal ball landing ceremony, new york art and cultural institutions are also competing to launch various unique entertainment activities for citizens and tourists to experience. At the same time, many hotels all over the five districts of new york have launched powerful "New Year's Package", which is hard for even budget-conscious tourists to refuse. New york's official marketing, tourism and member organization, the New York City Tourism and Exhibition Bureau, has also carefully planned a series of celebrations for this purpose, inviting everyone to take this opportunity to enjoy the charming charm of new york at the end of the year.

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International Online Report (Reporter Yu Qingfan): The reporter learned from the press conference of 20 13 Beijing New Year's Day Spring Festival series cultural activities held in Beijing on the 27th that the China Millennium Monument will stage "Light of Beijing" to welcome the new year on New Year's Eve.

According to Ceng Hui, the operation director of Gehua Cultural Center, one of the organizers of the event, on the evening of 20 12, 12 and 3 1, the event site of China Millennium Monument will present a shocking scene of positive energy gathering to create a "light of Beijing" spectacle. The activity lasts about 40 minutes and is divided into four stages: awakening energy, activating energy, gathering ability and transmitting energy. The China Millennium Monument will present different colors in four stages. In the cheerful DJ music, greetings from cities all over the world, messages from cities and blessings from the scene will all converge into positive energy. Finally, in the exciting countdown to welcome the New Year, energy will be transmitted from north to south through the bronze tunnel of the Millennium Monument, which records the history of Chinese civilization. At 0: 00, up to 5000 meters, the "light of Beijing" with energy and blessings will soar into the sky. At the same time, in the Century Monument Bell Square, guests and spectators will ring the century clock to welcome the New Year and wish the future.

It is reported that people in different parts of Beijing can see this shocking landmark that night. In addition, the "Beijing Light Countdown to Welcome the New Year" event will be held continuously on New Year's Eve every year. It will become another New Year's Eve event that affects the world and represents the image of China after the countdown ceremony of the New Year's Crystal Ball in Times Square in new york, the special clock of Big Ben in London, the addition of the New Year's Eve countdown and Brahma bell and chanting in Japanese temples.