This year's Chinese New Year came earlier than usual, January 15th for the small celebration and January 19th for the late stages of the festival.
Due to last year's virus, this year's festive atmosphere was especially rich.
A few days before the New Year, many temporary canopies had been set up in the square for selling New Year goods, red couplets, and shouting bargains on unsold shoes and clothes, a plethora of low-priced goods dazzling to the eyes.
There were deep-fried twisted dough snacks, sesame balls, sold in pieces of winter melon candy, coconut candy, and a variety of generic candies and chocolates, which attracted an endless stream of customers.
"Brother Qing Fan, try this!" Lin Wanning handed him a freshly fried dough twist next to his mouth because the streets were so noisy that the little girl's voice was exceptionally loud.
"Delicious." He was eating one filled with peanut, Xu Qingfan commented as he chewed.
