Young Chinese calligraphy amateurs write spring couplets for local residents on Weiwu Road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, on January 25, 2006. Chinese people have a time-honored tradition of putting spring couplets on their doors during the Spring Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year which starts on January 29 this year. [People's Daily Photo]

A senior citizen shouldering his grandchild walks past a child statue on a street in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province. [People's Daily Photo]

Local residents buy decorations for the forthcoming Spring Festival at a market in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province. [People's Daily Photo]

Young Chinese calligraphy amateurs write spring couplets for local residents on Weiwu Road in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, on January 23, 2006. [People's Daily Photo]