People try their hand at making traditional woodblock paintings in Beijing, Feb 13. (Photos: China Daily)

A boy creates a miniature landscape along with his mother and grandmother in Beijing, Feb 13.

People gather for a dinner in Beijing, Feb 13.

Sanlitun, a popular shopping and recreational area in Beijing, receives more visitors during this year's Spring Festival holiday as many people opted to stay put to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

People watch the Spring Festival Gala, a must-watch TV program broadcast on the eve of the Lunar New Year, in Beijing on Feb 11.

A PhD student hangs an upside-down "SCI" on the refrigerator at his home in Beijing on Feb 12. Chinese people usually hang the character "Fu" (blessings) on doors to invite luck and prosperity into the house in the Lunar New Year.