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Various activities held to welcome upcoming Lantern Festival in China
Published: Feb 05, 2023 09:19 AM
People eat Tangyuan, a kind of round and sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flour, at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

People eat Tangyuan, a kind of round and sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flour, at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows dessert at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows dessert at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

People visit Yuyuan Garden in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 3, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows lanterns in the shape of rabbits at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows lanterns in the shape of rabbits at a store in Yuyuan Garden, east China's Shanghai. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various activities were held at Yuyuan Garden to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
Tourists and citizens guess lantern riddles on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists and citizens guess lantern riddles on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
Construction workers and local residents have lunch together at a Lantern Festival celebration event jointly held by Songxiang Community and the First Company of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Photo: Xinhua

Construction workers and local residents have lunch together at a Lantern Festival celebration event jointly held by Songxiang Community and the First Company of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Photo: Xinhua


 
Construction workers of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. and local residents learn to make Chinese knots in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

Construction workers of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. and local residents learn to make Chinese knots in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
Local residents take part in Touhu game, or Pitch-pot, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a pot, at a Lantern Festival celebration event jointly held by Songxiang Community and the First Company of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

Local residents take part in Touhu game, or Pitch-pot, an ancient entertainment that requires players to throw arrows from a set distance into a pot, at a Lantern Festival celebration event jointly held by Songxiang Community and the First Company of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua


 
Construction workers of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. and local residents make tangyuan, a kind of round and sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flour, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua

Construction workers of the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. and local residents make tangyuan, a kind of round and sweet dumpling made of glutinous rice flour, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. Photo: Xinhua