Spring Festival joy lights up China

People ask for the prices of Spring Festival couplets in Xi'an of Shannxi province. Couplets will be posted on the sides of gates and doors for blessings during the Chinese lunar new year.[Photo by Li Jiahao]

Two dancers perform a rural folk dance or yangko in Xi'an of Shannxi province. [Photo by Liu Jiaxin]

A performer from Sichuan spouts fire at a local temple fair in Xi'an during the Spring Festival vacation. [Photo by Liu Jiaxin]

Qinqiang players perform traditional opera in Huxian County of Xi'an for the celebration of Spring Festival. Shannxi opera or qinqiang, a kind of opera popular in northern China including Shannxi , Gansu, Qinhai and Xinjiang. Qinqiang opera troupes are invited to perform for locals during Spring Festival as a tradition in the county.[Photo by Li Jiahao][Photo by Li Jiahao]

A night view of a local lantern festival is seen in Tang Paradise garden in Xi'an. [ Photo by Zhang Jie]