Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 (Year of the Horse) with ready‑to‑use AI image prompts designed for Gemini. In Mew Design, an AI design generator powered by Gemini 3 and Nano Banana Pro, you can copy, paste and customize these templates to create scroll‑stopping Spring Festival visuals quickly and easily.
Chinese New Year 2026 Images Generated with Mew Design – Powered by Gemini Nano Banana Pro.
From zodiac horse illustrations and festive portraits to lantern festivals, temple fireworks and Chinese city skyline scenes, this prompt collection covers the most common Spring Festival visuals. Each template is tested in Mew Design, so you can copy, paste and adjust a few details like colors, setting or style to match your project.
Adorable cartoon horse character wearing traditional Chinese Tang costume with festive hat decorated with lucky knot, holding red envelope and gold coins, cheerful friendly smile, surrounded by fireworks and hanging lanterns, vibrant festive colors, kawaii illustration style, Chinese New Year 2026 mascot design, family-friendly aesthetic --ar 1:1
Traditional Chinese ink painting of powerful horse galloping through bamboo forest, Sumi-e brush stroke style with dynamic movement, monochromatic black ink with splash of red accent, calligraphy of '马到成功' (horse brings success), classical painting aesthetic with intentional white space, red seal stamps, mounted on silk scroll texture --ar 2:3
Photorealistic golden horse sculpture in rearing pose with intricate details, positioned among ancient Chinese gold ingots and red silk fabric, studio lighting creating dramatic shadows, Year of Fire Horse 2026 wealth prosperity symbol, detailed mane texture, professional product photography, dark background with golden spotlight, luxury aesthetic --ar 4:5
Rows of vibrant red paper lanterns hanging from wooden beams with golden tassels, glowing warm light from within, Chinese characters for 'Spring Festival 2026' written in gold calligraphy, evening atmosphere with soft bokeh background, traditional street decoration, shallow depth of field focusing on foreground lanterns, authentic cultural photography --ar 16:9
Spectacular night lantern festival with hundreds of illuminated lanterns in horse shapes and traditional forms, vibrant reds golds and oranges, reflection in water creating mirror effect, magical atmosphere with glowing lights, Lunar New Year 2026 celebration, lantern festival in Asian city, long exposure photography capturing light trails --ar 21:9
Traditional Chinese red paper-cut window decorations featuring intricate symmetrical horse designs with galloping pose, delicate lace-like cutwork with flowers and auspicious symbols, displayed on window with natural backlight creating golden glow, Spring Festival window decoration craft, Chinese New Year 2026 folk art --ar 1:1
Elegant Chinese Spring Festival 2026 table setting with red silk tablecloth, featuring decorative red envelopes with horse motifs, gold ingots, fresh mandarin oranges arrangement, blooming plum blossom branches in porcelain vase, traditional tea set, overhead flat lay composition, luxury festive dining styling --ar 4:5
Massive LED-illuminated horse-shaped lantern installation in shopping mall atrium, towering multi-story height with intricate details in red and gold, modern interpretation mixing traditional and contemporary design, crowded shoppers below for scale, Spring Festival 2026 commercial decoration, wide-angle architectural photography --ar 9:16
Brilliant golden and crimson fireworks exploding in night sky above traditional Chinese temple with upturned eaves, silhouette of galloping horse visible in fireworks design, dramatic light trails, Chinese New Year 2026 celebration moment, long exposure photography capturing multiple bursts, spectacular pyrotechnic display --ar 16:9
Use the aiImageTool to generate a cute and cheerful Chinese New Year 2026 greeting card for the Year of the Horse. Friendly illustrated horse character with soft rounded shapes. Bright red and gold colors with playful accents. Background filled with lanterns, fireworks, and festive confetti. Warm, joyful holiday mood. Cartoon illustration style, vibrant colors, family-friendly New Year greeting card design.Add greeting text: '2026 新年快乐!' and '马年好运连连,欢跃前行!' --ar 3:4
Generate a magical dreamy fantasy New Year illustration, a luminous horse leaping gracefully in mid-air, iridescent flowing mane and tail, glowing body with soft pastel rainbow colors (purple, blue, pink, gold), surrounded by floating clouds, sparkling stars, magical crystals, floating towers, ethereal mist and light glows, soft dreamy lighting, high detail, fantasy art, glowing hand-lettered text "HAPPY NEW YEAR", whimsical, enchanting, ultra-detailed, high-resolution --ar 3:4
Generate a cute and funny Chinese New Year illustration, cartoon horse with exaggerated expression (one eye bigger than the other, tongue out), wearing a red lantern hat, soft felted wool texture, plush and round shapes, warm beige background, floating red envelopes, stylized clouds, hand-crafted wool art style, felted letters spelling "HAPPY NEW YEAR", playful and cozy holiday vibe, high detail, 3D illustration, soft lighting, whimsical, family-friendly, --ar 3:4
Copy any prompt template you like, paste it into Mew Design, then tweak the details to create your own Chinese New Year 2026 images.
Choose a Chinese New Year 2026 prompt and paste it into our AI design generator, then swap in your subject, location or horse motif.
Click Generate to get a complete CNY scene—lanterns, red and gold palette and Year of the Horse details included.
If the first image is not ideal, use Refine to adjust lighting, density of decorations, style (traditional or modern) and overall mood.
Download watermark‑free images for cards, posts and campaigns, or share them with the community to inspire others.
Describe how you celebrate Chinese New Year—lanterns, red envelopes, fireworks, family dinner—and Mew Design turns it into detailed images, from classic temple scenes to modern city skylines.
Create ink horses with calligraphy, 3D fire horses, minimalist icons or cute mascots, and switch between formal and playful looks with just a few prompt changes.
Use Deep Mode when you need a full CNY campaign. It helps keep colors, horse motifs and overall style consistent across posters, social posts and banners.
Upload portraits, products or city photos, then add lanterns, couplets and horse elements to turn them into Chinese New Year 2026 versions without a reshoot.
If a result feels a bit off, click Refine and use a quick follow‑up prompt to tweak outfits, poses, expressions or background decorations instead of regenerating from scratch.
With free AI credits and no‑watermark exports, you can try multiple prompt ideas, compare different horse and lantern styles, and only keep what works.
Yes. The templates avoid technical jargon and focus on familiar CNY elements: lanterns, red envelopes, dumplings, calligraphy, horse motifs, temples and skylines. You can copy a prompt, change a few words like “village alley” to “shopping mall” or “ink painting” to “3D rendering”, and immediately see the difference in Mew Design.
You can create zodiac horse illustrations, greeting cards with Chinese text, family reunion scenes, festive portraits, lion dance and fireworks photos, mall decorations, LED city skylines, Spring Festival table spreads and more. They work well for posters, social media, invitations, brand campaigns and online store banners during the holiday period.
Think in five layers: Theme: Year of the Horse, reunion dinner, first day visit, lantern festival, temple fair, city countdown, etc. Symbols: lanterns, couplets, paper‑cut horses, plum blossoms, red envelopes, ingots, fireworks. Style: photorealistic, traditional ink, paper‑cut, vector graphic, 3D, cute cartoon, minimalist. Setting: old town alley, modern skyline, cozy living room, shopping mall atrium, temple courtyard. Technical hints: warm or cool lighting, time of day, aspect ratio, level of detail. The prompts on this page already combine these layers, so you can start by copying them and then gradually customize.
Use Deep Mode when you want your whole CNY 2026 presence to “look like one family”: for example, multiple banners and posts that share the same horse mascot, or a series of scenes following the same group of people from reunion dinner to lantern festival. Deep Mode helps keep faces, motifs and overall style stable across all those images.
Yes. Upload your existing photos – your portrait, a real lantern street, your office party, a product on a red background – and ask Mew Design to reinterpret them: as watercolor, traditional ink, paper‑cut collage, high‑end commercial photo or fantasy horse‑themed artwork. Then refine the prompt to control how strongly stylized you want the result to be.
Mew Design offers free AI credits when you sign up. You can test different Chinese New Year 2026 prompts, compare a few styles for your horse symbol or lantern scene, and export final images without watermarks before deciding how much you want to scale up.