Local residents view the giant red lantern at the spring lantern fair held in Bole City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 18, 2008. With the coming of New Year and the Chinese traditional Spring Festival, Chinese people started to prepare traditional decorations.

Photo taken on December 18, 2008 shows the ox lanterns symbolizing the Chinese year of ox at a square in Dalian city, northeast China's Liaoning Province. With the coming of New Year and the Chinese traditional Spring Festival, Chinese people started to prepare traditional decorations.