Red lanterns add ambience to New Year festivities

A street in Chongqing Municipality is decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong) on February 8,2021.[Photo: VCG]

A park is decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong) ahead of the lunar New Year in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on February 8,2021.[Photo: VCG]

Photo taken on February 9, 2021 shows the night view of Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: VCG]

A square in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong) and Chinese knots (中国结 zhōngguójié) on February 9,2021.[Photo: VCG]

A skywalk in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong) and Chinese knots (中国结 zhōngguójié) on February 9,2021.[Photo: VCG]

A square in Baoji, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong) and Chinese knots (中国结 zhōngguójié) on February 9,2021.[Photo: VCG]

The Chinese New Year is coming. Streets and parks in China are decorated with red lanterns (灯笼 dēnglong), which add to the festive atmosphere (气氛 qìfēn).

Essential Chinese New Year decorations 春节常见装饰物：

[jiǎnzhǐ]剪纸 paper cutting

[dēnglong]灯笼 lantern

[duìlián]对联 couplet

[zhōngguójié]中国结 Chinese knots

[niánhuà]年画 New Year Painting