An Early Peek at Shanghai's Lantern Fair

2012-01-19 14:59:20 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Duan Xuelian

All the lanterns at Yuyuan, Shanghai's most popular tourist site, are illuminated on the night of Tuesday, January 17.

All the lanterns at Yuyuan, Shanghai's most popular tourist site, are illuminated on the night of Tuesday, January 17. The lights were being tested prior to the official opening of a lantern fair on the first day of the Chinese Spring Festival. The lanterns take on various shapes and sizes with the main highlight being several auspicious dragons which symbolize the year of dragon on the Chinese lunar calendar. [Photo:Xinhua]

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