BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's economy kicked off 2026 with robust momentum, as evidenced by bustling economic activity in the year's first days.

People enjoy morning tea at a time-honored restaurant in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 2, 2026. (Photo by Yang Yugang/Xinhua)

Tourists visit the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

People take selfies with movie posters at a cinema in Mengzi, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 1, 2026. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

Tourists pose for photos at a scenic area in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 1, 2026. (Photo by Li Xueshi/Xinhua)

A drone phone taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows trucks loaded with containers at the Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

Staff members work on a production line at a clothing company in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 2, 2026. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

Tourists visit Nanqiang Street in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 1, 2026. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)

A folk artist is pictured during "bianlian," a face-changing performance featured in Sichuan Opera, in Taierzhuang ancient town of Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 1, 2026. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Jan. 1, 2026 shows a fireworks show in Xiangyang, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Yang Dong/Xinhua)

Source: Xinhua