On January 23, a “huge dragon” symbolizing the coming of the Year of the Dragon at the Xingguang Tiandi Square in Xiling District attracted the viewers’ sight. (Photo by Reporter/Huang Xiang)

　　The shopping malls presented a festive look and various goods for celebration were displayed for sale. (Photo by Reporter/Huang Xiang)

　　Many people participated in the lantern riddle-guessing activity on Jiefang Road Pedestrian Street. (Photo by Reporter/Huang Xiang)

　　On January 28, a “long dragon banquet” was held in Xiling District, and a large number of sanitation workers, takeaway riders, old residents of no family in the district were invited to the banquet. (Reporter/ Huang Xiang, Photo by Correspondents/ Song Zhihao & Li Zhengchao)

　　On January 26, the temple fair of Xiling District were crowded with people busy with their shopping for the coming traditional Chinese New Year Festival. (Photo by Reporter/Wang Changming)

　　On January 22, the flower and bird market saw frequent purchase of flowers for festival decoration. (Photo by Reporter/Huang Xiang)

　　A little boy was choosing a gift of folk style at the fair. (Photo by Reporter/Wu Yanling)

　　On January 27, calligraphers were organized by the Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the Calligraphers Association of Dianjun District to write over 200 pairs of Spring Festival couplets and more than 200 pieces of Chinese character “fu”, the most caring symbol of the Spring Festival, for the local residents. (Photo by Reporter/Huang Xiang)

　　As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon approaches, the streets and communities of Yichang were all decorated with lanterns and festoons, full of the sense of festive life, and people enjoyed their visits to the temple fair and folk custom shows as well as shopping in the growing atmosphere of celebrating the Spring Festival.