People dance with dragon and phoenix lanterns at a plaza in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan province, Feb 23, 2010, to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb 28 this year. Various events are held around the country to celebrate the traditional festival.
People perform the lion dance at a plaza in Jiaozuo, central China's Henan province, Feb 23, 2010, to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb 28 this year.
People compete to be the best drummer in Zhengding county in north China's Hebei province, Feb 23, 2010. This is the seventh time for the county to hold the competition to celebrate the Lantern Festival. More than 10 teams from around the county attended the event.
Several women from the Miao ethnic group in Rongshui county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, perform the dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, Feb 23, 2010.
People perform a mock donkey riding in a village of Liaocheng, east China's Shandong Province, to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, Feb 23, 2010.
A woman picks festive lanterns for the upcoming Lantern Festival in a market in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, Feb 23, 2010.
A stilt-walking team from northeast China's Liaoning province performs in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong province, Feb 23, 2010. A lot of folk teams from other provinces head to Jinan to show their unique skills to embrace the upcoming Lantern Festival.
