After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".
Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. Whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.
Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.
Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.
除夕夜之后，人们开始为即将到来的新年做准备。这叫做“迎新年”。
商店老板很忙，因为每个人都出去购买新年的必需品。原料不仅包括食用油、大米、面粉、鸡、鸭、鱼和肉，还包括水果、糖果和各种坚果。此外，各种装饰品，给孩子们的新衣服和新鞋子，以及给老人、朋友和亲戚的礼物，都在采购清单上。
在新年到来之前，人们会彻底打扫家里的室内和室外，以及他们的衣服、被褥和所有的餐具。
然后，人们开始装饰他们的`洁净室，以欢乐和节日的气氛为特色。所有的门板都将贴上春联，用红纸上的黑字突出中国书法。内容从房主对美好未来的祝愿到新年好运的祝愿各不相同。此外，门神和财神的照片将张贴在前门，以辟邪，欢迎和平和富足。
