Fireworks Fall Silent as Lunar New Year Feels Subdued Across China
Tighter bans, economic strain, and lingering pandemic grief leave residents describing a muted holiday season.
Michael Zhuang
2/20/2026|Updated: 2/20/2026
In past years, the Lunar New Year in China was marked by the crackle of firecrackers at dawn, fireworks echoing across apartment blocks, and crowds packing open-air holiday markets.
This year, across several provinces, local governments imposed sweeping bans on fireworks and firecrackers ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, part of what officials described as safety and public-order measures.
Interviews with residents in China suggest that the tighter restrictions, combined with economic strain after the pandemic years, have left the country’s most important holiday feeling subdued.
Many residents described the silence as striking. They spoke to The Epoch Times on condition of anonymity or by surname only due to fear of reprisal.
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