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People across China greet upcoming Spring Festival

Spring Festival, the most important traditional festival in China, is just within a month away. People across China are busy making preparations for the upcoming lunar new year, including purchasing new year ornaments, preparing food, as well as rehearsing performances. Streets are also beautifully decorated, which delivers festive delights to passers-by.

Actors dressed in Disney cartoon character outfits perform old Shanghai swing dance at Shanghai Disney Resort to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 16 this year in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Ren Long)


Actors dressed in Disney cartoon character outfits perform old Shanghai swing dance at Shanghai Disney Resort to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 16 this year in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Ren Long)


A tourist and a Disney cartoon character pose for a photo at Shanghai Disney Resort to welcome Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 16 this year in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Ren Long)


A child looks at the cartoon dog sculptures in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2018. A dozen of cartoon dog sculptures were seen in Nanjing to greet Chinese traditional lunar New Year -- the Year of Dog, which starts from Feb. 16. (Xinhua/Su Yang)


People pose for a photo with the cartoon dog sculptures in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2018. A dozen of cartoon dog sculptures were seen in Nanjing to greet Chinese traditional lunar New Year -- the Year of Dog, which starts from Feb. 16. (Xinhua/Su Yang)


People walk under the colorful lights which are projected along Minzhu road in Haizhou District of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 14, 2018. These days the district put up several themed lighting projects to greet the upcoming Chinese lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)


People walk under the colorful lights which are projected along Minzhu road in Haizhou District of Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 14, 2018. These days the district put up several themed lighting projects to greet the upcoming Chinese lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)


Folk artists of a local art troupe practise lion dance in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 19, 2018, to greet the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)


Folk artists of a local art troupe practise lion dance in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 19, 2018, to greet the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)


Troupers perform folk music in Shangxiawen Village, Caota Town, Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 18, 2018. Some art troupes in the city present performances for local villagers to greet the coming spring festival. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)


Troupers perform a Yue opera in Shangxiawen Village, Caota Town, Zhuji City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 18, 2018. Some art troupes in the city present performances for local villagers to greet the coming spring festival. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)


People select new year ornaments for the upcoming Spring Festival in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 14, 2018. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


People select dog puppets for the upcoming Spring Festival, which will be the Year of Dog, in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 14, 2018. The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)


A worker arranges lanterns at a factory in Luyang District of Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 24, 2018. People here work hard to make red lanterns for Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)


Workers make lanterns at a factory in Luyang District of Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 24, 2018. People here work hard to make red lanterns for Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)


A girl colors a dog-shaped dough sculpture at a primary school in Hanshan District of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 30, 2018. The school organized a dough sculpture making event on Tuesday to greet the upcoming Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)


A teacher displays a dough sculpture to students at a primary school in Hanshan District of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 30, 2018. The school organized a dough sculpture making event on Tuesday to greet the upcoming Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)


A folk artist demonstrates how to make dough sculpture to students at a primary school in Hanshan District of Handan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 30, 2018. The school organized a dough sculpture making event on Tuesday to greet the upcoming Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)


Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2018 shows the night view of a lantern fair in underground courtyard in Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia, central China's Henan Province. The lantern fair is expected to be officially open for public on Feb. 5 to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Underground courtyard in Shanzhou, unique residence in mountainous areas of western Henan, is listed as the national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)


Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2018 shows the night view of a lantern fair in underground courtyard in Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia, central China's Henan Province. The lantern fair is expected to be officially open for public on Feb. 5 to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Underground courtyard in Shanzhou, unique residence in mountainous areas of western Henan, is listed as the national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)


Photo taken on Jan. 29, 2018 shows the night view of a lantern fair in underground courtyard in Shanzhou District of Sanmenxia, central China's Henan Province. The lantern fair is expected to be officially open for public on Feb. 5 to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. Underground courtyard in Shanzhou, unique residence in mountainous areas of western Henan, is listed as the national intangible cultural heritage in 2011. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)


Villagers rehearse a dragon dance to make preparations to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 16 this year in Xiaoxinzhuang Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Bu Xiangdong)


Villagers rehearse a dragon dance to make preparations to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 16 this year in Xiaoxinzhuang Village of Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Bu Xiangdong)


Children perform during a gala greeting the upcoming Chinese lunar New Year at a theater in Gu'an, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 21, 2018. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)


Children perform during a gala greeting the upcoming Chinese lunar New Year at a theater in Gu'an, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 21, 2018. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)


People walk among the lanterns on a street in Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Jilin)


People take photos among the lanterns on a street in Weifang, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Jilin)


Visitors enjoy lantern show at Nantong Adventure Land in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 27, 2018. The lantern show will run until the March of this year. (Xinhua/Xu Congjun)


Visitors enjoy lantern show at Nantong Adventure Land in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 27, 2018. The lantern show will run until the March of this year. (Xinhua/Xu Congjun)


People enjoy festive lanterns in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Song Wen)


People enjoy festive lanterns in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Song Wen)


People enjoy festive lanterns in Xuan'en County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2018. (Xinhua/Song Wen)


Local people hold a celebration marking the traditional New Year festival of the Miao ethnic group in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)


Local people hold a celebration marking the traditional New Year festival of the Miao ethnic group in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)


Local people hold a celebration marking the traditional New Year festival of the Miao ethnic group in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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