
Customers select decorations in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 9, 2009. As the Spring Festival or the Chinese lunar New Year approaches, decorations are becoming popular all over the nation. The Chinese lunar New Year falls on Jan. 26 this year.(Xinhua/Guo Chen)

Pedestrians walk past a decoratin celebrating the Spring Festival, or the Chinese lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 26 this year, in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 9, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

A girl stands near a decoratin celebrating the Spring Festival, or the Chinese lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 26 this year, in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 9, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

A customer selects decorations in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 9, 2009. As the Spring Festival or the Chinese lunar New Year approaches, decorations are becoming popular all over the nation. The Chinese lunar New Year falls on Jan. 26 this year. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)