Published: January 31st, 2024,
Last updated: January 31st, 2024

Many Chinese have already returned to their hometowns. Now it’s time for the New Year decorations. These mainly include Chun Lian 春联: red paper strips with golden characters, hung on the door frame. They wish good luck and prosperity. Traditionally, people used to write their own Chuan Lian with a brush. Today, they are mass-produced goods available in supermarkets or large online retailers – like the one that a young man in Yongxi near Chongqing is sticking on the front of his house.