Chinese celebrate Lantern Festival nationwide
A child performs traditional Yangko dance in a folklore performance on the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the Town God's Temple in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 24, 2013. Chinese people received the Lantern Festival on Feb. 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Tang Yan)
Citizens view performance at a temple fair in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 24, 2013. People across China have started to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which is observed on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year and officially marks the end of the Spring Festival. The 2013 Lantern Festival falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)