CCTV News: The Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake is getting closer and the flavor of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger. Some of them are shopping in large markets to prepare New Year’s goods, while others are starting to make delicious food, with joy in their busy schedules.

Shanghai: Traditional folk customs enter the shopping streets of the business district and marching to the market to welcome the New Year

In a traditional Shikumen building complex in Shanghai, a "Snake Dance New Year" event attracted many citizens and tourists. The more than 100 stalls in the market not only contain authentic delicacies from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui, but also rich New Year’s goods from Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other places.

In this market, the Chaoyang Mianbei Houxi Yingge Team, which has a history of more than 130 years, came to Shanghai for the first time, bringing a 27-person Chaoshan Yingsong Tour. The dancers wore brightly colored traditional costumes and painted various faces. As soon as they appeared, they attracted everyone to stop and watch, injecting a cheerful atmosphere and cultural enjoyment into the Shanghai-style neighborhood that resonated with the old and new.

Jilin Yitong: Local specialties and specialty foods are full of fireworks

At the large market in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin Province, more than 300 stalls were set up in ten New Year’s goods exhibition areas, and thousands of local products and special foods were prepared. The bargaining sounds were heard one after another, and the fireworks were filled with fireworks. The event also set up a number of contents such as "township and time-honored brands" shop promotion and ethnic folk culture display.

Anhui Huizhou: Special earth cakes, dried charcoal grilled to create the New Year flavor in memory

In the rural areas of Huizhou, Anhui, whenever the earthen stove catches fire and the house is filled with fragrance, the local people's New Year atmosphere begins. The production process of Huizhou local biscuits is very distinctive in Huizhou. In a pastry workshop in Xiakeng Town, She County, rolling noodles, sprinkling sesame seeds, slicing, baking... one by one, the processes are busy but not messy. There are two biggest characteristics of Huizhou local biscuits: one is baking with charcoal fire, and the other is that they can be "customized" according to the tastes of different people.

Binyang, Guangxi: New Year's goods processing is busy with "Gantang Sanbao" and are popular

In Binyang, Guangxi, various New Year’s goods processing factories seize the time to make the “Three Treasures of Gantang”, namely, big rice dumplings, pork buckles and noodles. Place the steamed rice dumpling leaves, add the filling in order, compact and wrap, and then put them in a large pot and cook them together. This is the big rice dumpling. Marinate and fry the selected pork belly meat and related ingredients, this is the braised pork. Cut the steamed powder into pieces, drizzle with peanut oil and soy sauce, and add a spoonful of chutney.