Merchants at Yiwu Int'l Trade Market welcome first business day in Year of Snake

This photo taken on Feb. 9, 2025 shows a store open for business in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

People watch performance at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Merchants display Spring Festival decorations in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Children perform at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A merchant adorns her store with Spring Festival decorations in the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Actresses perform at the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A merchant (L, front) from Nepal watches dragon dance performance outside the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

People visit the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

A dragon dance is staged at a square of the Yiwu International Trade Market in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 9, 2025. Merchants at the Yiwu International Trade Market on Sunday welcomed their first business day in the Year of the Snake. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)