Public festive decorations event held in Huaxi

A woman teaches a child how to make paper cuttings in Shizi Street in Huaxi district of Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Jan 14. On the day, a series of Spring Festival decoration activities was held in the street, where calligraphers and paper-cutting enthusiasts wrote Spring Festival couplets and made window decorations. This year's Spring Festival falls on Jan 22. [Photo/ddcpc website]

A boy showcases his paper cutting on Shizi Street in Huaxi district on Jan 14. Decorating doors, walls and windows with Spring Festival couplets and paper cuttings is an indispensable custom for the Spring Festival. It symbolizes prosperity and conveys people's hopes for the year to come. [Photo/ddcpc website]