Photo gallery: 2010 New Year's fireworks celebrations

Some incredible firework displays rang in the new year around the region

By Chris Anderson 1 January, 2010

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Taipei, Taiwan 2010

Taipei, Taiwan: Fireworks are shot out from the 101 building in Taipei.

Taipei, Taiwan 2010

More fireworks burst from 101 building in Taipei.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Fireworks 2010 celebration near the Petronas Twin Towers.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2010

Jakarta New Year's 2010

Fireworks explode near the Jakarta landmark Welcome Statue.

Jakarta New Year's 2010

Singapore 2010 fireworks

Singapore's countdown fireworks for 2010 la.

Singapore 2010 fireworks

Hong Kong's IFC building

Hong Kong's IFC in Central lights up with fireworks.

Hong Kong's IFC building

Auckland, New Zealand fireworks

Auckland, New Zealand celebrates the new decade.

Auckland, New Zealand fireworks

Sydney fireworks

Fireworks based on the theme 'Awaken the Spirit' thunder over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Over 1.5 million people lined the harbour to watch 120,000 pyrotechnic'

Sydney fireworks

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The decade has ended with a bang -- not the 2012 kind of Mayan Calendar bang -- and 2010 was welcomed with open arms around the region with varying fantastic fireworks displays from Auckland, New Zealand to Taipei, Taiwan to Sydney, Australia.

Check out the gallery above.

Chris Anderson is the former associate editor of CNNGo based in Hong Kong and is now the AOL Travel senior editor of Huffington Post Media Group.

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