Friday marks the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Lantern festival is a time for people to get together to watch lantern shows.
In Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, thousands of visitors have arrived to get a glimpse of lanterns made of recycled materials. This lantern show has been held for more than ten years, and has become the first choice for locals to celebrate the festival.
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| Lantern Festival is a time for people to get together to watch lantern shows. |
Meanwhile Wuyuan county in Jiangxi province is holding a massive display of "dragon stool lanterns". The longer the dragon, the more the blessings. Lantern Festival like any other traditional holiday, wouldn’t be complete without a tasty treat to go with it.
As this year’s Lantern Festival coincides with Valentine’s Day, tangyuan, and yuanxiao, with a rose petal jam and chocolate filling, have become very popular treats among lovers.
