People across China make preparations for upcoming Spring Festival

A villager makes traditional revolving horse lanterns at an ancient house in Zhoujia Village, Pujiang County of Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 21, 2026. Chinese people are busy preparing fresh flowers, Chinese knots, spring couplets, and other traditional necessities to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua)