
Chefs cook meals for customers at a restaurant in Binhai New Area of north China’s Tianjin, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)

Chefs prepare meals for customers at a restaurant in Binhai New Area of north China’s Tianjin, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)

A waitress serves a local specialty for customers at a restaurant in Yanchi County of Wuzhong City, northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

Tourists wait for a sugar painting in Changde, central China’s Hunan Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A staff member prepares food for customers at a rice noodles store in Mengzi, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Xue Yingying/Xinhua)

Customers buy breads at a bakery in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A tourist buys specialties in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

People buy snacks at a park in Xinghua, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Shi Daozhi/Xinhua)

Tourists taste local specialties at Guandu ancient town in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Customers buy fruits at a store in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A boy eats tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack consisting of sugar-coated haws or fruits, at a tanghulu-themed fair in Jiaozhou, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Wang Zhaomai/Xinhua)

Tourists taste local specialties at Guandu ancient town in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Tourists taste a skewer of kebab in Yan’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Qi Xiaojun/Xinhua)

A boy tastes snacks at Guandu ancient town in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

Customers buy dried fruits at a store in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A staff member prepares lunch at a commercial area in Zouping, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Dong Naide/Xinhua)

A tourist waits to taste local specialties in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A girl tastes cotton candy at a park in Tengzhou, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)

Customers dine at restaurant in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

Tourists enjoy tea time at an outdoor tea house in Changde, central China’s Hunan Province, Feb. 17, 2026. During this Spring Festival holiday, traditional Chinese New Year food and trendy cuisines have altogether become highlights for peoples’ holiday consumption. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
