New Year market painted in red

Residents of Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province shop for holiday ornaments at a market in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec 28, 2010. Shops in Suzhou have begun stocking holiday items as the annual Spring Festival approaches in China. The festival, also called Chinese New Year, begins on the first day of the first lunar month and ends with Lantern Festival on the 15th day. New Year's Day will fall on Feb 3, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]