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Xiaonian festival marked across China

Source: Xinhua Updated: 2023-01-16

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A member of the Ulan Muqir troupe dances on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, on Jan. 14, 2023.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2023 shows paper-cutting decorations on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, at Hohhot East Railway Station in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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A stewardess interacts with a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, on Jan. 14, 2023.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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Stewardesses adjust paper-cutting decorations on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, at Hohhot East Railway Station in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Jan. 14, 2023.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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A passenger plays a quiz game on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, on Jan. 14, 2023.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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A stewardess presents couplets to a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G2457, which travels from Beijing to Hohhot, on Jan. 14, 2023.

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Saturday in north China.

Stewards and members of the Ulan Muqir troupe presented gifts to passengers and performed on the train to mark the Xiaonian festival. [Xinhua/Liu Lei]

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People buy snacks at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]

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A woman buys cloth at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]

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People buy candies at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]

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A woman buys cloth at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]

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People buy condiments at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]

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A man buys Spring Festival decorations at an open-air market in Qinghuabian Town of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Jan. 14, 2023. Residents of Qinghuabian Town visited an open-air market on the day of Xiaonian Festival.

Celebrated on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Xiaonian marks the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua]