A view of the Xianghu
Lake?[Photo: Qianjiang Evening News]
Thousands of lanterns light the streets?before
the?Lantern Festival along Xianghu Lake in Hangzhou, capital
of eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Monday, February 18,
2008.
From Tuesday, other lanterns installed in the city's downtown
areas will power on to present a vision with which local residents
can celebrate the coming Lantern Festival, which falls on February
21 this year. On the Lantern Festival, Chinese people eat dumplings
made from glutinous rice flour and enjoy lantern shows.
(CRI February 19, 2008)