birdThis year's Lantern Festival fell on Feb 22, the 15th day of the first month in Chinese lunar calendar and also the first full-moon of the New Year.
Nanyang in Henan province organized many special activities to celebrate the festival.
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A little girl admires decorations made from gourds at a fair in Nanyang. [Photo by Jiang Ningyu / Nanyang Evening News] |
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While considered taboo in many western countries, cockfighting remains a traditional fixture during the Lantern Festival. [Photo by Jiang Ningyu / Nanyang Evening News] |
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A land-boat dance performance in Nanyang [Photo by Gao Fan / Nanyang Daily] |
Nanyang clay sculpture works win gold medals at the Sixth Central Plains (Hebi) Cultural Industries Fair.
