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| Lanterns light up Chinese night |
| CCTV.COM 2004-02-06 10:02:16 |
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And beyond Beijing, the Lantern Festival was celebrated with as much enthusiasm all across the country. Millions of lanterns lit up the night around China.
As night's curtain fell on the ancient city of Xi'an, the main street started buzzing with thousands of citizens and more than 80,000 lanterns. The dark sky was also lit up with brilliant fireworks.
And in the city of Wuhan, residents picked their way through dazzling stores packed with elaborate festival lanterns. Available in all different styles and colors, fitted with a light or a candle, hand－made or not, there's a lantern for everyone here.
Heading northeast to Shenyang city, thousands of citizens flocked to Beiling Park, the city's largest park, to enjoy the Lantern Festival. Wandering amongst the dazzling lanterns, visitors were busy snapping away with their cameras.
And in Shanghai, a proud Li Mengsheng showed off his self－made lantern, a two－meter－diameter palace lantern adorned with elaborate paper cuts.
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Editor: Sun Weichao CCTV.com
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