People celebrate Lantern Festival
2008-02-20 22:06:13 SINA English
Local residents flock to a lantern show ahead of the Lantern Festival at a square in Fuzhou, Fujian province, February 20, 2008. (REUTERS/China Daily)
A general view shows the lanterns at the Nanjing Confucius Temple ahead of a lantern festival in Jiangsu province, February 20, 2008. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Citizens view the colorful lanterns during a lantern festival opened in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 19, 2008. China's traditional Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 21 this year.(Xinhua/Lv Chuanquan)
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The last day of Chinese New Year, known as the Lantern Festival, which falls on February 21 this year, is typically celebrated with a lantern parade.
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