Xiaonian Festival marked across China

Giant couplets are displayed at a square of a gate of the Zhengding ancient town in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 28, 2019, the day of Xiaonian Festival, the 23rd day of the last lunar month preluding the Spring Festival. Xiaonian falls on the 23rd or 24th day of the last month of the Chinese traditional lunar calendar, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese lunar new year. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaofeng)