People across China are swarming markets and malls for Spring Festival decorations and treats, and holding activities to add festive atmosphere as the country's most important traditional festival approaches.
A market in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province, was crowded with customers busy buying couplets, lanterns and Chinese knots to greet the Chinese Lunar New Year, the year of the horse which falls on Jan. 31 this year.
Xu Guangming is a resident in Tongling City.
"I buy lanterns every year and hang them on the balcony, wishing for a good fortune next year."
A residential community in Guiyang, capital city of southwest China's Guizhou Province, has a f
