Children from Yuquan District Youth Palace practice for a dance performance in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 1. The performance was staged during a gala in celebration of the upcoming Spring Festival, the most important festival in China, which this year falls on Feb 12. [Photo/VCG]

A child gives a performance holding red paper with the Chinese character fu (happiness and luck), Feb 1. [Photo/VCG]

Children are photographed during the dance performance, Feb 1. [Photo/VCG]

Children give a dance performance, holding red lanterns, heralding the upcoming Spring Festival. [Photo/VCG]