Children make sweet dumplings at a kindergarten in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, on Feb 24, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
China's traditional Lantern Festival falls on Feb 26 this year. People across the country have been celebrating the occasion for days by performing folk customs, guessing riddles and watching lanterns glow.
Foreigners learn about local operas to welcome Lantern Festival in Leidian of Deqing county in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Feb 25, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Folk artists give "roly-poly toy" performances at Yazitou village in Zhangjiakou, North China's Hebei province, on Feb 24, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Villagers give a peace drum performance in Xinmin village of Gaotai county in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, on Feb 24, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Residents play riddle-solving during the Lantern Festival celebrations in Handan, North China's Hebei province, on Feb 25, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Tourists view lanterns at the Garden Expo in Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, on Feb 21, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
A diabolo dancing team performs a dragon dance for the audience in Hohhot, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 25, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Performers throw hot molten iron in the air, causing it to explode into a shower of sparks at the Baoling Bridge scenic spot in Xuchang, Central China's Henan province, on Feb 25, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
To welcome Lantern Festival, a 130-meter-long bench dragon dances in the village of Yaokou in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on Feb 23, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Customers crowd the Lantern Festival counter at a local snack bar in Beijing on Feb 26, 2021. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]