Red lanterns hanging high, Spring Festival arriving!

Actors wearing doll masks perform folk dance on a street in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2008. The local residents in Altay celebrate the Spring Festival with various forms of folk activities. Wednesday (Feb.6) marks the eve of Lunar New Year, known as Spring Festival. (Xinhua/Zhang Wencheng)
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Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2008 shows the festive lantern decoration in the Ditan Park of Beijing, capital of China. The Chinese people throughout the country are celebrating the traditional Spring Festival with various forms of folk arts and activities. (Xinhua Photo)

Tourists visit the festive Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 4, 2008. The Yuyuan Lantern Fair will kick off from Feb. 7 to 24. Chinese people throughout the country are celebrating the traditional Spring Festival with various forms of folk arts and activities. (Xinhua Photo)
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Workers hang strings of chili decorations on the wooden house prior to the Spring Festival temple fair held in the Beishan Park of Jilin city, northeast China's Jilin province, Feb. 5, 2008. The Chinese people throughout the country are celebrating the traditional Spring Festival with various forms of folk arts and activities. (Xinhua Photo)

Local farmers perform bench dance in Yaowan township of Yichang city, central China's Hubei province, Feb. 5, 2008. Chinese people throughout the country are celebrating the traditional Spring Festival with various folk activities. (Xinhua Photo)
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Stewardess dressed in festival uniforms smile as they welcome passengers at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Feb. 4, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)