Xinhua Headlines: Chinese celebrate Spring Festival with traditions, travels and shopping spree

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- With traditional fairs and shopping and travel booms over this year's extended holiday, China is about to ring in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake, the first since its inclusion into the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.

For Chinese across the world, the Spring Festival is a time for family reunions, festive traditions, holiday shopping and diverse cultural and to