Bridge to new year

Colorful fireworks fill the night sky, framed against the Bay Bridge on New Year's Eve in San Francisco. Provided To China Daily

Ready for 2017

Revelers prepare to ring in the new year in downtown San Francisco on New Year's Eve. Provided To China Daily

Toasting in the new

It's time to raise a glass to the new year in San Francisco. Provided To China Daily

Changing of the guard

Luo Linquan (center), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, attends the president handover ceremony of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association on Jan 2 in San Francisco. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 01/06/2017 page14)