Lanterns light up Taiwan as Chinese festival celebrated across island
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Lanterns light up Taiwan as Chinese festival celebrated across island

China Daily  

TAIPEI -- As night falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Taiwan transforms into a dazzling spectacle of light. The Chinese Lantern Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations and symbolizes the coming of spring. This year, with the zodiac cycle ushering in the Year of the Snake, the image of the snake took the center stage at lantern carnivals across the island, from Taipei in northern Taiwan to Pingtung in the south. This year, as in the previous nine years, lanterns sent from Shanghai have played a significant role in the Taipei festival, blending traditional Chinese paper-cut art with modern cityscape designs. In Miaoli in central Taiwan, the festive celebration took stage on the evening of Feb 9 when "fire loongs" roared to life as dancers swayed props in the shape of Chinese loong empowered by dazzling pyrotechnics.

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