Red lanterns are hung up to foster a festive atmosphere in Daimiao Temple in Tai'an, east China's Shandong Province, January 31, 2007. A woman looks at red lantern in a new-year decorations shop in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, January 31, 2007. As the Chinese Lunar New Year draws near, local residents are busy with new-year shopping. A man arranges red lanterns over Yuxi Square in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, January 31, 2007. A total of 80,000 such lanterns have been installed as part of the efforts to build a beautiful and harmonious environment during the Spring Festival. Children are seen playing under an array of red lanterns on Yuxi Square in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, January 31, 2007. A total of 80,000 such lanterns have been installed as part of the efforts to build a beautiful and harmonious environment during the Spring Festival. Two men arrange red lanterns on Yuxi Square in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, January 31, 2007. A total of 80,000 such lanterns have been installed as part of the efforts to build a beautiful and harmonious environment during the Spring Festival. Children are seen playing amid big red lanterns on the Wanquanhe Square in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, January 31, 2006. Strings of red lanterns are raised high along a street in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, January 31, 2007. A big red lantern is seen in front of a department store in downtown Hangzhou, capital of east China's?Zhejiang Province, January 31, 2007.

(Xinhua News Agency February 1, 2007)