People in China prepare for 2024 Spring Festival

A customer selects decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

A student shows a paper cutting work in the shape of a dragon in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)

People select decorations for Spring Festival at market in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024 shows a staff member drying lanterns at a lantern factory in Hengxi township of Xianju County, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)

Residents practice the dragon dance in Guangnan village of Pingdeng township in Longsheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Pan Zhixiang/Xinhua)

People select decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Qi Liguang/Xinhua)

Children take selfies in front of a "Fu" (meaning happiness, blessing, and good fortune in Chinese) decoration in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua)

People select decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Tai Shengzhi/Xinhua)

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