Yizhou well decorated for upcoming Spring Festival

Trees along the roads in Yizhou district are decorated with red lanterns. [Photo by Qin Fangsi/gxnews.com.cn]

Yizhou district in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has created a happy and rich festival mood ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival, which this year falls on Feb 12.

The district has been garlanded with decorations such as 20,000 red lanterns made of oiled paper and more than 2,000 light strips.

Special decorations have been set up near major landmarks in Yizhou to showcase the district's charm and to welcome in the Year of the Ox.