Shopping festival kicks off to warm up for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in Hangzhou City, E China

People play traditional Chinese musical instruments to celebrate the opening of a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023 shows local agricultural products displayed at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

People write auspicious words in Chinese calligraphy as New Year blessings at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

People try local snacks at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

People try local snacks at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

People in traditional Chinese costumes stroll at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

People select goods at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]

A woman buys flowers at a shopping festival in Pingyao Town of Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 11, 2023. The shopping festival featuring local agricultural and cultural products kicked off here on Wednesday to warm up for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. [Xinhua/Xu Yu]