Festive flavor gets stronger across the country as Spring Festival approaches

As the Spring Festival approaches, festive atmosphere appears everywhere. People welcome the Chinese New Year in various forms, such as writing spring couplets, steaming flower buns and making lanterns by hand, adding a strong flavor of New Year to cities and the countryside.

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows staff installing and hanging red lanterns on the pedestrian street in the Saishang Old Street in Yuquan District, Hohhot City of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Ding Genhou/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2023 shows members of the Dragon Dance Team of Yongxin County Women's Volunteer Association dance a "ribbon dragon" dance to welcome the arrival of Chinese New Year in east China’s Jiangxi Province. (Liu Pinghua/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows students are making lanterns at the Leidian Town Central Elementary School in Huzhou City of east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xie Shangguo/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows a girl shops for Chinese New Year ornaments at the New Year market on Mengcheng Road, Qiaocheng District of Bozhou City, east China’s Anhui Province. (Liu Qinli/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows people picking out Chinese New Year ornaments at the farmers' market in Ronghuan Town, Hengdong County of Hengyang City, central China’s Hunan Province. (Cao Zhengping/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows residents of Congxi Street Beicheng Community are making flower buns in Congtai District, Handan City of north China’s Hebei Province. (Hao Qunying/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows the giant "Chinese rabbit lamp" at the lantern festival site dazzling in Changzhou City of east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Wang Qiming/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2023 shows volunteers are writing spring couplets for the public in Matang Village, Zhengda Town, Songtao Miao Autonomous County of Tongren City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. (Long Yuanbin/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2023 shows children are buying traditional lanterns, spring scrolls and Chinese zodiac ornaments at Guanlin Market in Luoyang City, central China’s Henan Province. (Zhang Guanghui/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2023 shows people visiting the ancient city of Jimo in Qingdao City, north China’s Shandong Province. (Liang Xiaopeng/Guangming Picture)