People across China make preparations for upcoming Spring Festival

Artists write spring couplets and Chinese character "Fu," which means good fortunes, for citizens at a cultural center in Tianjin, north China, Jan. 22, 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 Du Penghui/Xinhua)