Chinese paint the town red
<p><span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="become">become</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>.</p><p>"<span word="From">From</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 5, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="for">for</span> 5,000 <span word="to">to</span> 10,000 <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Guangwen">Guangwen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lantern">lantern</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="beautify">beautify</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pasting">pasting</span> <span word="couplets">couplets</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Shugeng">Shugeng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> "<span word="must">must</span>-<span word="buy">buy</span>" <span word="list">list</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="couplets">couplets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="stickers">stickers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Fu">Fu</span>" <span word="character">character</span> (<span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>) <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, "<span word="Lanterns">Lanterns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couplets">couplets</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="family">family</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Adopting">Adopting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cosmology">cosmology</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mythical">mythical</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="Zhuque">Zhuque</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> '<span word="red">red</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>' <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Su">Su</span> <span word="Hua">Hua</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p>
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