BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Spring Festival, or "chunjie" in Chinese, is the most important festival of the year for Chinese. 2021 is the Chinese Year of the Ox, the second sign in the traditional Chinese zodiac cycle. In Chinese culture, the ox symbolizes diligence, dedication, endeavor and strength.

People visit the Old North Market during the Lunar New Year holiday in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 14, 2021. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Guo Yushuo (C) eats dumplings made by his mother Hao Manling (R) on the platform in Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Li An)

A performer presents traditional clothes at a shopping mall in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)

An artist performs at Qingzhou ancient town scenic area in east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 16, 2021. (Photo by Wang Jilin/Xinhua)

Visitors tour the Pingyao Ancient Town on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Jinzhong, north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 12, 2021. (Photo by Liang Shengren/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2021 shows light decorations at a temple fair in Jiajiazhuang Village of Fenyang City, north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

Villagers air-dry Lunar New Year sausages in Dagong Township, Hai'an City, Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 10, 2021. (Photo by Xiang Zhonglin/Xinhua)

Villagers put paper-cuts on the window at their new home to welcome the first Chinese New Year after they shook off poverty in Pingliang, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)