Spring Festival memory: special meanings of New Year goods

File photo taken on Jan. 19, 2010 shows farmers engrossed in elaborating tiger dolls at Guanzhuang Village, Wenxi County, north China's Shanxi Province. New Year goods, an indispensable part for Chinese during the Spring Festival, is believed to be the carrier for luck and fortune in a brand new year. It's not the goods but the process that people prepare the goods with their beloved ones that matters the most. Spring Festival, or better known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for all Chinese, which has a history of more than 4,000 years. It is an occasion for home returning, New Year goods preparing, celebrating, and foremost, family reunion. (Xinhua/Xue Jun)

File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2016 shows a villager making red lanterns in Da'er Village of Luozhuang Township in Renxian County, north China's Hebei Province. New Year goods, an indispensable part for Chinese during the Spring Festival, is believed to be the carrier for luck and fortune in a brand new year. It's not the goods but the process that people prepare the goods with their beloved ones that matters the most. Spring Festival, or better known as Chinese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival for all Chinese, which has a history of more than 4,000 years. It is an occasion for home returning, New Year goods preparing, celebrating, and foremost, family reunion. (Xinhua/Song Jie)

Editor: Wang Shixue