A grandma holds her grandchild who wears a traditional tiger hat as they head for a New Year fair in Tuocheng County, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 20, 2004. People living in the central China's region usually follow a tradition to wear new clothes and children are dressed with tiger hats or shoes to ward off eveil spirits during the Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Art troupes and people gather to participate in a New Year parade in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2010. Parades participated by local art troupes can be seen in several places in Henan during the Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year period. (Xinhua/Wang Song)