Fireworks explode over a residential area in Ganjingzi District, Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Feb. 6, 2012, the day of the Lantern Ferstival. Fireworks were set off in many Chinese cities on Monday to celebrate the traditional Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Liu Debin)
Fireworks light up a pier at a tourism resort in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, on Feb. 6, 2012, the day of the Lantern Ferstival. Fireworks were set off in many Chinese cities on Monday to celebrate the traditional Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Liu Jingshan)
Fireworks explode in the sky in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, on Feb. 6, 2012, the day of the Lantern Festival. Fireworks were set off in many Chinese cities on Monday to celebrate the traditional Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
People perform dragon dance amid sparkles during a celebration of the Lantern Festival at a park in Tongliang County, Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, Feb. 6, 2012. China celebrated on Monday its traditional Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Since the Lantern Festival is held to mark the first full moon of the new lunar year, Chinese celebrate it by hanging colorful lanterns, playing games and gathering with friends to eat sweetened rice dumplings. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
