Explore｜Hangzhou’s Must-Have Spring Festival Goodies!

Spring Festival Essentials: What Do Hangzhou Locals Buy to Welcome the Chinese New Year? 

If you think celebrating Chinese New Year is all about dumplings and red envelopes, think again! With 2025 marking the Year of the Snake, locals are diving into their New Year prep with style. 

New Year Decorations

• Red Lanterns: Symbolize reunion, hope, and a glowing start  to the new year.
       
  

• Spring Festival Couplets: These poetic lines invite good fortune and happiness.

• Lucky Paper-Cuts: These delicate decorations add charm to windows while slicing away last year's bad vibes.

New Year Outfits

In Chinese culture, wearing new clothes on the first day of the Lunar New Year is a cherished tradition symbolizing a fresh start and new beginnings. Typically, these new clothes are brightly colored, often red, as red is considered an auspicious color that wards off bad luck and attracts positive energy.

 Recommendation: SiJiQing ZhongGuo FuZhuang DiYiJie Hanghai Road, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, China. Sunday to Monday  06:00-17:00 With affordable prices, diverse styles and good quality, it is one of the most influential first-class wholesale and distribution markets for clothing in China.

New Year Foods

• Youlemei：Drinks that Chinese grew up with. New "Chinese" Grain Milk Tea, inherits the      Chinese culture of food and nutrition. 0 phytolipids, 0 trans fats, high in dietary fiber, and contains calcium.

• Nuts 坚果: Recognized as a healthy snack, it can be eaten by yourself or given as a gift.

• Sweet and Candy 新年糖: It is one of the traditional Chinese specialties and is suitable for all ages. Seasonal pastry with a long history and a flavor full of childhood memories. Also a cultural symbol, representing festivity and good fortune.

• Dried Fruit 果干: A snack product that is made from fresh fruit that has been sun-dried or dried, nutritious and flavorful for young and old.

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In China, shopping for Spring Festival isn't just a chore—it's a cherished tradition filled with meaning and joy.

Whether you're stocking up on decorations or picking out gifts, each item carries the hope of a brighter, luckier year ahead.

Glide Gracefully into the Chinese New Year 2025! 

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