
People buy new year goods at a trade fair in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 14, 2012. People across the country started to buy foods and decorations in markets as the Spring Festival draws near. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A child selects festival decorations in a wholesale market of Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Jan. 14, 2012. People across the country started to buy foods and decorations in markets as the Spring Festival draws near. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

Citizens buy handicrafts during a trade fair in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 14, 2012. People across the country started to buy foods and decorations in markets as the Spring Festival draws near. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)

A man buys spring festival decorations at a store in Macao, south China, Jan. 14, 2012. People across the country started to buy foods and decorations in markets as the Spring Festival draws near. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)