People across China make preparations for upcoming Spring Festival

A drone photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows workers making red lanterns at a lantern workshop in Hengxi Town of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. 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 Wang Huabin/Xinhua)