China's Consul General in New York Zhang Qiyue spoke on the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) at an event held by the America China Public Affairs Institute on Wednesday.
Residents in Shanqian village, Jinjiang city, East China's Fujian province, hold torches while touring the village in a traditional ritual to wish happiness in the Chinese Lunar New Year, on Feb 16, 2016.
Here with the help of data we take a look at some of the major changes during this year's weeklong holiday for the traditional Chinese New Year.
Fujian province, following the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Shanxi and Shaanxi, is one of the top provinces where locals do not like sweet food.
Fujian province received 15.43 million tourists during the 2016 Spring Festival holiday (Feb 7-13).
Quanzhou will hold a series of activities from Feb 1 to 29 to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival and promote Quanzhou culture.
