People start to stock up on necessary provisions for the Spring Festival right from Little New Year (Chinese: Xiaonian), usually a week before the lunar New Year, which fell on Feb 4 this year.

Everything needed to make offerings to the ancestors, entertain guests, and feed the family over the long holiday must be purchased in advance.

Let's take a glimpse at how Nangyang people make their special Spring Festival purchases.

A customer shops for Spring Festival decorations in a market in Nanyang, Feb 4, 2021. [Photo/01ny.cn]

A girl shops for candies in a market in Nanyang, Feb 4, 2021. [Photo/01ny.cn]

People shop for necessary provisions for Spring Festival in a market in Nanyang, Feb 4, 2021. [Photo/01ny.cn]