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A folk customs activity for the Lantern Festival was held in Heping Village , Mashan Town , Wuxi on Feb.[Detail]
School kids solve riddles on the lanterns to greet the upcoming Lantern Festival which will fall on Feb. 22, in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 19, 2016.[Detail]
Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited.[Detail]
A child wearing costumes for lion dance looks around at a shopping center in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 20, 2016. The shopping center organized an activity to teach children actions of lion dance and making skills of rabbit-shaped lanterns on Saturday.[Detail]
Anti-riot police patrol a busy commercial street in Sanya, South China’s Hainan province, Mar. 3, 2015. The city has boosted security in some areas ahead of the Lantern Festival, on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which is Mar. 5 this year.[Detail]
Visitors are seen at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 24, 2013. On the Lantern Festival, tens of thousands of visitors came to the Confucius Temple, a famous tourist destination in Nanjing.[Detail]
As the festival falls on March 5, the 15th day in the first lunar month, demand for glutinous rice balls, especially Beijing’s time-honored brand, increases rapidly while cooks are busy packing their supplies.[Detail]
Tourists view lanterns in the Confucius Temple Scenic Area in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, March 5, 2015. More than 520,000 tourists visited the Confucius Temple and Qinhuai River scenic belt to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on March 5 this year.[Detail]
The Lantern Festival (or Yuan Xiao Festival in Chinese) is a traditional Chinese festival with great significance. It is on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of New Year celebrations. This year’s Lantern Festival falls on March 5.
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Dancers perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival and pray for blessing in the coming year in Majingao Township, Jishou city, central China's Hunan province, March 5, 2015. The fire dragon dance has a history of more than 300 years in the town. [Detail]
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