The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on January 15 in south China. The members of the Xintian County Photographers Association and some Xintian-born calligraphy volunteers went to the Longquan Nursing Home on that day to send blessings to the elderly. They wrote spring couplets and character "Fu" which means blessings in Chinese, and chatted with the elderly to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. The photo shows a photographer taking a group photo of the elderly. (Photo/Liu Guixiong and Zeng Haiyan)

The traditional Chinese Xiaonian festival, marking the start of the countdown to Chinese Lunar New Year, fell on January 15 in south China. The members of the Xintian County Photographers Association and some Xintian-born calligraphy volunteers went to the Longquan Nursing Home on that day to send blessings to the elderly. They wrote spring couplets and character "Fu" which means blessings in Chinese, and chatted with the elderly to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. The photo shows calligraphers writing spring couplets and Fu characters for the elderly. (Photo/Liu Guixiong and Zeng Haiyan)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday