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Chinese people celebrate Lantern Festival
Published: Feb 06, 2023 09:59 AM
People guess lantern riddles at the waiting hall of the Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People guess lantern riddles at the waiting hall of the Tianjin West Railway Station in north China's Tianjin, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform dragon dance in Baiyin, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People perform dragon dance in Baiyin, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform dragon dance in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country.Photo: Xinhua

People perform dragon dance in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country.Photo: Xinhua


 
Children interact with lion dance performers in Lucun Village of Balidian Town, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

Children interact with lion dance performers in Lucun Village of Balidian Town, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform traditional Yangge dance in Midong District in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People perform traditional Yangge dance in Midong District in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People purchase Yuanxiao, sweet glutinous rice dumplings for celebrating the Lantern Festival, at a country fair in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People purchase Yuanxiao, sweet glutinous rice dumplings for celebrating the Lantern Festival, at a country fair in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
Children guess lantern riddles in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

Children guess lantern riddles in Yangpu District, east China's Shanghai, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform dragon dance in Xuyi County in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People perform dragon dance in Xuyi County in Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
Folk artists perform Dongbei Dagu, a folk art of drum music and recitative, at a country fair in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

Folk artists perform "Dongbei Dagu", a folk art of drum music and recitative, at a country fair in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform dragon dance in Midong District in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People perform dragon dance in Midong District in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
People perform folk drum dance in Baiyin City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

People perform folk drum dance in Baiyin City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua


 
Tourists taste Tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit, in Houlihua Village of Renqiu, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists taste Tanghulu, a traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit, in Houlihua Village of Renqiu, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 5, 2023. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country. Photo: Xinhua