People perform dragon dance during an event celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival at Caijie Village in Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 18, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Yao Haixiang/Xinhua)

 

 

Children try dragon dance at a kindergarten in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 17, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

 

 

Calligraphers write Spring Festival couplets for tourists during an event celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival in Shijiazhuang City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 18, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

 

 

Citizens shop for the upcoming Spring Festival at a market in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 18, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 29 this year. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)