BEIJING — People are marking the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and festivities. The activities ushered in the Year of the Horse, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, succeeding the Year of the Snake. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China and some other East Asian nations and is celebrated outside the region, too. As every year, China celebrated the Lunar New Year with a TV show and once again the humanoid robots were a central part of the performance Monday night. One of the highlights of the CCTV Spring Festival gala was a martial arts performance by children and robots. For several minutes, humanoids from Unitree Robotics showed different sequences and even brandished swords. The performance shows China’s push to develop more advanced robots powered by improved AI capabilities. Incense smoke wafted into the air at a temple in Hong Kong where people line up every year to make wishes for the new year at midnight. Holding up a cluster of incense sticks, many bowed their heads several times before planting the sticks in containers placed
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