People enjoy lanterns at a park in Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 18, 2023. This year's Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, falls on Jan. 22. (Photo by Huang Zhengwei/Xinhua)

People enjoy lanterns on a bridge in Shuangjiang Town of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City of central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 18, 2023. This year's Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, falls on Jan. 22. (Photo by Su Yongzhu/Xinhua)

Visitors watch seagulls at the Zhanqiao bridge scenic spot in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 26, 2023. Watching seagulls during Spring Festival is a tradition in Qingdao. Nowadays, with the improvement of ecological environment, the species of seagulls in Qingdao has increased to over 20 and the amount has surpassed 100, 000. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

A performing group parades with colorful umbrellas in Ancient City of Xinzhou, north China’s Shanxi Province, Jan. 25, 2023. (People’s Daily Online/Wang Fan)

A Chinese folk artist teaches children how to make sugar figures in Beijing, Jan. 25, 2023. (People’s Daily Online/Yu Kai)

Ancient City of Xinzhou, north China’s Shanxi Province, was treated with a “datiehua” performance, or molten iron splashing, Jan. 24, 2023. (People’s Daily Online/Wang Fan)