A child looks at lanterns displayed for Chinese Lunar New Year in Chengdu, Sichuan Province---Spring Festival begins 26 January
Streets are decorated for the holiday in Changsha, Hunan Province. Young Women are looking to purchase beautiful moth orchids from a greenhouse at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Florists see an increase in business as Spring Festival approaches.
Wonderfully crafted handmade work to commemorate Year of Ox.
Liu Jiangshu, Ph.D. Professor of China Academy of Art, presents his work "Fu" meaning good wishes, to a Woman during during a calligraphy activity held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to greet the New Year. Xinhua Photos.
Premier Wen Jiabao is spending Lunar New Year Eve in Sichuan Province, the hardest hit area devasted on the 12 May by an 8.0 earthquake
On November 21, I wrote here that the catastrophy claimed more than 19,000 children's lives.
On November 24, I wrote here that many of the children orphaned by the Sichuan Quake had not been adopted. God have mercy.
More here from BBC News, Quake Orphans still seeking homes.
