Festival lanterns at the Dazhao Plaza in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Feb 4 It's a Chinese tradition to decorate houses with red lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, and Chinese knots when Spring Festival approaches to express wishes for good luck and a new year. It's a Chinese tradition to decorate houses with red lanterns, Spring Festival couplets, and Chinese knots when Spring Festival approaches to express wishes for good luck and a new year.[Photo/nmgnews]