The bustling Wanggezhuang New Year fair is filled with Chinese New Year festivities, attracting crowds of customers to buy supplies for the upcoming Spring Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A customer buys tanghulu (sugar-coated candied fruit on a stick) at the Wanggezhuang New Year fair on Feb 4 in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]