Spring Festival couplets herald Chinese New Year

Members of Baotou Calligraphy Association write Spring Festival couplets in Qingshan district of Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Jan 24. Spring Festival couplets, or chunlian, are one of the most important customs of Spring Festival celebrations. Spring Festival couplets consist of two paper scrolls, inscribed with lines of poetry or auspicious sayings, pasted vertically on both sides of a door. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn] 

Activity participants pose for a group photo with Spring Festival couplets they have created, Jan 24. [Photo/bt.wenming.cn]