People across China make preparations for upcoming Spring Festival

Wang Caihong (L), an inheritor of sachet craftsmanship, an intangible cultural heritage of Zhumadian, makes spring sachets in Zhumadian City, central China's Henan Province, 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 Gong Huajing/Xinhua)