An actor in makeup and traditional costume prepares to play a female role during the Yangsong Town Fair in Beijing’s suburban Huairou district on Monday. Photo: IC

Children hold candy and lanterns to worship the Kitchen God in Xi’an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, on Monday. Photo: VCG

Residents of Beijing’s suburban Mentougou district dress up and dance to celebrate Xiao Nian on Monday. Photo: VCG

Local performers perform a dragon dance in Heqiao, Jiangsu province, on Monday. Photo: VCG

A woman places a couplet on the top of a door to decorate her house and celebrate the Spring Festival in Beijing on Monday. Photo: VCG

A child looks at an exhibit in the Manchu Museum of Jilin City, in northeast China’s Jilin province, on Monday. Photo: VCG