As the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches, the village market in Daze Mountain area in Pingdu, a county-level city in Qingdao, Shandong province, is overflowing with a Spring Festival atmosphere, as red decorations fill the area.

Vendors sell New Year decorations such as red lanterns, Chinese knots, and couplets at a village market in Pingdu, Shandong province as the Chinese Lunar New Year approaches. [Photo/guanhai.com.cn]

People buy roasted seeds and nuts and fruits at a village market in Pingdu, Shandong province on Jan 11. [Photo/guanhai.com.cn]

The village market in Daze Mountain area is swamped with visitors. [Photo/guanhai.com.cn]

A vendor sells cooking sauces at a village market in Pingdu, Shandong province on Jan 11. [Photo/guanhai.com.cn]