Photo taken on Aug. 13, 2011 shows thousands of lanterns floating on Zijiang River in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Over 20,000 visitors from home and abroad participated in the blessing ceremony and river lantern floating activities during a river lantern and folk music festival, which kicked off here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhao Jiazhi)
People set out the grapefruit lanterns as well as play with the lanterns on Yaojiang River in Zhaoping County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2011. The river lantern festival falls on July 14 and 15 in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is a traditional praying activity of the ancient Huangyao Township. (Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)
A young man puts lit candles and incense on the floating grapefruits on Yaojiang River in Zhaoping County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2011. The river lantern festival falls on July 14 and 15 in the Chinese lunar calendar, which is a traditional praying activity of the ancient Huangyao Township. (Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)
Fireworks are seen during the openning ceremony of a river lantern festival on Zijiang River in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2011. Over 20,000 visitors from home and abroad participated in the blessing ceremony and river lantern floating activities during a river lantern and folk music festival, which kicked off here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Kexiang)
