As the Chinese Lunar New Year is approaching, the civic department of the city of Datong, Shanxi province, starts to decorate the city streets, adding a festive atmosphere. The reporter from the Datong Daily took a picture of the city's night view at the commercial block on Qingyuan Street, a bench of colorful lights making the old architectures shining at night, Dec 26. [Photo by Zhang Zhanbing/dtnews.cn]