Lantern Festival is lit with lanterns all over the country (photos)



  Tens of thousands of lanterns with different shapes are colorful at the Lantern Festival Mazu Lantern Festival held in Luoxingta Park, Mawei, Fuzhou.


  On the evening of February 8, at the Lantern Festival Mazu Flower Show held in Luoxingta Park, Mawei, Fuzhou, the "Shengshi Taiping Ding" made of 20,000 pieces of porcelain appeared at the lantern show. On that night, nearly 100,000 villagers from Mawei and Mazu spent the Lantern Festival. China News Agency issued Liu Kegeng photo




  From February 7th to 9th, tens of thousands of farmers in Zhangcun Town, Yushan County, Jiangxi Province danced with seven long 400-meter-long board lights (also known as bridge lights) to celebrate the Lantern Festival. It is reported that the board lamps in Zhangcun Town, Yushan County, Jiangxi Province began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially in Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Board lamp is famous for its many types of lamps and strong ornamental value, and is known as the only folk board lamp culture with intangible cultural heritage in Jiangxi Province. China News Agency issued Zhuo Zhongwei photo




  On the evening of February 8, nearly 100,000 villagers from Mawei and Mazu spent the Lantern Festival at the Lantern Festival of "Two Horses in the Same Spring" held in Luoxingta Park, Mawei, Fuzhou. China News Agency issued Liu Kegeng photo




  On the morning of February 9 (Lunar Lantern Festival), the ancient city of Anyang, Henan Province held a folk art tour to welcome the Spring Festival. More than ten performing groups with farmers as the main actors from five counties and five districts of the city have performed many quaint folk art programs such as carrying back the pavilion, lifting the pavilion, Hua Gun, donkey running, roller boating, lion dancing, war drums and yangko along the main roads of the city. China News Agency issued Li Zhonghua photo




  On February 8, a large-scale Lantern Festival was held in Minhang, Shanghai, and the wonderful programs attracted many tourists. China News Agency issued Jing Wei photo



  On February 7th, 2009, Xiuning, Anhui Province, which is known as the No.1 scholar in China, held the performance of "Tai Chi Wushu Qigong Fever Lantern Festival" for the first time, which was very prosperous. China News Agency’s sender also Guangde photo




  On the evening of February 8, the "Niu" lights in various cultural squares in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province were all lit up, attracting many citizens to watch. China News Agency issued a photo




  February 9th is the traditional Lantern Festival in China. Beautiful festive lanterns are displayed on the streets of Hong Kong, bringing festive atmosphere to the citizens and tourists in the past. China News Agency issued Zhang Qin photo



  February 9 is the traditional Lantern Festival. Giant Lantern Festival lanterns appear on the streets of Beijing, attracting people to take pictures. China News Agency issued Sheng Jiapeng photo



  On February 8, 2009, on the 14th day of the first lunar month, more than a thousand red lanterns and Chinese knots adorned Qianmen Street in Beijing with a rich festive atmosphere. China News Agency issued Yulong photo

Editor: Yan Bin