Residents stroll down a street in Hohhot city, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, lined with red lanterns. Decorations have been placed up and down the main roads in the city to welcome in the upcoming Spring Festival, the most important annual event in China, which falls on Feb 1 this year. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

A grip of giggling girls in Hohhot give a dance to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

Hohhot residents get stuck into making some dumplings. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

Children write traditional Spring Festival couplets in Hohhot. The making of the couplets, or chunlian, is one of the most important customs observed to celebrate the Spring Festival. They consist of paper scrolls, inscribed with lines of poetry or auspicious sayings. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

Families get out and have some fun on the ice in Hohhot city. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]