Tens of thousands of people crowded into a temple to burn incense sticks for the first day of the Lunar New Year in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on January 22.

Every year on New Year's Eve, Nanning City has a decades-old tradition -- the folk custom of burning head incense to pray for the New Year.

January 22 is the first day of the New Year in the lunar calendar, Guimao Year, so people rush to express their wishes and to pray.

This footage was filmed and produced 22 January 2023.

Tens of thousands of people crowded into a temple to burn incense sticks for the first day of the lunar New Year in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 22, 2023. Every year on New Year's Eve, Nanning City has a decades-old tradition - the folk custom of "burning head incense to pray for the New Year". January 22 is the first day of the New Year in the lunar calendar, Guimao Year, so people rush to express their wishes and to pray for a smooth New Year.