Vibrant celebrations held across China ahead of Spring Festival
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
People visit a lantern fair at a park in Xinghua City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 14, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)
A child plays at a square in Jingning County, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Feb. 13, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Hou Chonghui/Xinhua)
A woman shops for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Wuzhi County, central China’s Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Wang Linfeng/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Feb. 14, 2026 shows a molten iron fireworks show during a lantern fair in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Feb. 14, 2026 shows tourists on boats in Xuan’en, central China’s Hubei Province. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Song Wen/Xinhua)
People shop for goods needed for the Chinese New Year celebrations at a market in Kaifeng, central China’s Henan Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Li Junsheng/Xinhua)
People shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Dingxi City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Feb. 14, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Wang Kexian/Xinhua)
Performers stage a molten iron fireworks show in Anyang, central China’s Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Photo by Liu Xiaokun/Xinhua)
People pose for a selfie at a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People pose for a selfie at a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People visit a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People visit a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People buy flowers at a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People visit a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People visit a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
People visit a flower market in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 15, 2026. China is alive with vibrant celebrations, with the Spring Festival just around the corner. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
