(Yicai Global) Feb.1 -- This year’s Lunar New Year festival falls on today, as an important occasion for family reunions and to celebrate the arrival of spring.

Children pose for a photo with festive decorations in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province.

Citizens purchase red lanterns at a festive fair in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Citizens take photos with festive decorations in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province.

A red lantern at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.