Yixian County in China's Anhui filled with festive vibe as Spring Festival approaches

A villager makes steamed rice cakes with different patterns in Nanping Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 6, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A woman and her child make a fish lantern in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A girl poses for photos at a fish lantern workshop in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A craftsman makes a fish lantern in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Villagers write spring couplets in Nanping Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 6, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A villager makes steamed rice cakes with different patterns in Nanping Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 6, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A shop owner packs Spring Festival specialties in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Villagers make steamed rice cakes with different patterns in Nanping Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 6, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A tourist poses for photos with a fish lantern in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Villagers write spring couplets in Nanping Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 6, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

A tourist poses for photos with a fish lantern in Bishan Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 7, 2026.

Ancient villages in Yixian County are filled with festive vibe as the Spring Festival approaches. Locals follow folk customs by making steamed rice cakes, fish lanterns, and writing spring couplets, drawing tourists to share the festive joy together. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)