
Fishermen carry a big lantern to release to the sea to wish a bumper harvest in the year at Longwangtang harbour in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 19, 2008. It is an old custom to release lanterns to the sea on the 13th day of the first lunar month for fishermen in north China. (XinhuaLv Wenzheng)

A fisherman releases a big lantern to the sea to wish a bumper harvest in the year at Longwangtang harbour in Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 19, 2008. It is an old custom to release lanterns to the sea on the 13th day of the first lunar month for fishermen in north China.(XinhuaLv Wenzheng)



Citizens view the colorful lanterns during a lantern festival opened in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 19, 2008. China's traditional Lantern Festival falls on Feb. 21 this year.(Xinhua/Lv Chuanquan)