A man walks in front of a giant red lantern set up to celebrate Lantern Festival at the city centre of Xining, Qinghai Province February 5, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year.
A folk stuntman sprays molten iron against a concrete wall to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Nuanquan town of Yuxian County, Hebei province February 8, 2009. For over 300 years, the village has carried out the tradition of spraying molten iron at 1,300 degrees Celsius (2,372 degrees Fahrenheit) against a cold concrete wall to form sparks like fireworks during Lantern Festival, local media reported. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year.
Local villagers form a human pyramid, also known as "dieluohan", to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival at Pantu village of Eqiao County, Anhui province February 6, 2009. The local form of human pyramid needs 18 people, including two infants between 3 and 5 months old to pile up, local media reported. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year. Picture taken February 6, 2009.
A child has make-up applied on his face before forming a human pyramid, also known as "dieluohan", to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival at Pantu village of Eqiao County, Anhui province February 6, 2009. The local form of human pyramid needs 18 people, including two infants between 3 and 5 months old to pile up, local media reported. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year. Picture taken February 6, 2009.
A worker makes glutinous rice balls, a typical food for the Lantern Festival, at a workshop in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province February 5, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year.
A worker makes glutinous rice balls, a typical food for the Lantern Festival, at a workshop in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province February 5, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year. [Xinhua]
People release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Sky Lantern Festival in Pingsi, Taipei County, Taiwan Province February 7, 2009. Believers from Taiwan Province, Japan and Thailand gathered on Saturday to release sky lanterns as a form of prayer for good luck and blessings. [Agencies]
Villagers display lanterns that they made for the upcoming Lantern Festival in Hongmiao Village of Huairou District, Beijing, February 4, 2009. Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month according to the Lunar Calendar. This year's Lantern Festival falls on February 9. [Xinhua]
People watch a paper-made Nine Dragon Wall that will be displayed at a park in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, February 4, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year. [Xinhua]
People buy glutinous rice balls, a typical food for the Lantern Festival, at a shop in Nanjing, Jiangsu province February 5, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the last day of the Chinese New Year and falls on February 9 this year. [Agencies]
Pupils display lanterns that they made for the upcoming Lantern Festival in Liuxi Elementary School in Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, February 3, 2009. The Lantern Festival is the fifteenth day of the first month according to the Lunar Calendar. This year's Lantern Festival falls on February 9. [Xinhua]