Lan Yinglu is seen here, at home, doing homework, in the city of Neijiang, Sichuan province, on Jan 23. Lan was born in 2001, another snake year, and will see her first snake year birthday this year. As a middle school student, Lan's biggest worry is that she simply has too much homework. She barely has any time to rest after finishing her homework every day and dreams of her teachers giving her less homework this year, so she can spend more time with her piano. Meanwhile, Lan has her sights set on building a snowman and having a snowball fight with her father on a snowy mountain nearby, during the Spring Festival holiday. Lan Zitao / for China Daily

Special: 2013 Spring Festival