Source: CCTV.com

02-04-2009 08:57

With the Lantern Festival just a week away, Chinese are snapping up lanterns decorated with oxen.

With the Lantern Festival just a week away, Chinese are snapping up lanterns decorated with oxen.
With the Lantern Festival just a week away, Chinese are snapping up
lanterns decorated with oxen.

The lantern festival falls on the 15th day of the new lunar year. This year it falls on February 9th. Each year Chinese cities and towns hold brightly lit lantern displays to celebrate the ancient tradition. In Shanghai, some especially pretty ox-themed lanterns are already sold out.

Each year Chinese cities and towns hold brightly lit lantern displays to celebrate the ancient tradition.
Each year Chinese cities and towns hold brightly lit lantern displays
to celebrate the ancient tradition.

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Editor:Zhao Yanchen