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Markets across China bustling as people prepare for upcoming Spring Festival
By Xinhua Published: Feb 14, 2026 08:20 AM
This aerial drone photo shows people purchasing goods needed for the Chinese New Year celebrations at a market in Xianju County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 11, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)

This aerial drone photo shows people purchasing goods needed for the Chinese New Year celebrations at a market in Xianju County of Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 11, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)


People shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Jiande City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 13, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Ning Wenwu/Xinhua)

People shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Jiande City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 13, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Ning Wenwu/Xinhua)



People shop for goods needed for the Chinese New Year celebrations at a market in Pinggu District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

People shop for goods needed for the Chinese New Year celebrations at a market in Pinggu District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 12, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)



People shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 13, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)

People shop for Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 13, 2026. Markets across the country are bustling nowadays as people flock there to stock up on goods in preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)