It is a tradition for Chinese people, young or old, man or woman, girl or boy, to buy their favored goods ahead of Spring Festival, because it gives the best time for them to buy almost whatever they like, after a whole year's hard work or good study. Some big-scale fairs are thus held happily. Following pictures just describe the strong festival atmosphere and people's great enthusiasm for purchasing.  

People select goods from one stall to another

There are a variety of choices. No matter how crowded it is, people are just busy with puchasing. (photo from Xinhua)

People buy commodities in a trade fair

In a trade fair, a great many of commodities are displayed for people to select in preparation for Spring Festival. (photo from Xinhua)

Beautiful paper-cuts decorated by a shopping mall

Shopping malls hope to be decorated with new appearance, while paper-cuts with the theme of the Lunar New Year Ox is a wise choice. (photo from Xinhua)