With the Spring Festival falling on February 9, people are decorating their rooms to create a festive atmosphere. They're also shopping and preparing the family reunion dinner and New Year holiday.

It's the busiest time of the year for the catering industry. Many customers have booked tables for family reunion dinners on the eve of Spring Festival. But some will also eat at home. Store owners in Beijing have plenty to offer them to create special dishes.

In Shanghai, people are flocking to stores to buy babao rice, a traditional Spring Festival must-eat. One store can sell more than 20 thousand packets of the rice in a day.

Beef and mutton sales are high in Xi'an, north China's Shaanxi Province, with customers queuing at shops. People in areas including Sichuan Province, Qinghai Province and Tibet say it is much easier to get everything done for the festival.

(CNTV.cn February 7, 2013)