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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 6

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 4

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 5

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 2

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival 3

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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Thailand: Thousands of Lanterns Create Enchanting Scene at Yi Peng Festival

On November 5, 2025, Thailand celebrated the traditional Loy Krathong festival across the country. This year, many events were toned down or revised in accordance with the government’s request for restraint following the passing of Queen Mother Sirikit last month. In Chiang Mai, thousands of tourists gathered at a special venue outside the city, where they released countless sky lanterns (khom loi) simultaneously, creating a spectacular and enchanting scene in the night sky.

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US: Thousands of Lanterns Light Up Sky at Rise Festival in Nevada 2

The immersive Rise festival, a grand display of art, music, and light, took place in the Mojave Desert near Las Vegas for three days, beginning Friday, October 3, featuring thousands of spectacular lanterns released into the night sky.

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US: Thousands of Lanterns Light Up Sky at Rise Festival in Nevada

The immersive Rise festival, a grand display of art, music, and light, took place in the Mojave Desert near Las Vegas for three days, beginning Friday, October 3, featuring thousands of spectacular lanterns released into the night sky.

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Thailand: Annual Yi Peng Festival – Hundreds Of Lanterns Illuminate Full Moon Night Sky 4

The Yi Peng Festival, also known as Khom Loi, Thailand's traditional lantern festival, took place in Chiang Mai on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16. Hundreds of lanterns illuminated the night sky under November's Beaver Full Moon.

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Thailand: Annual Yi Peng Festival – Hundreds Of Lanterns Illuminate Full Moon Night 3

The Yi Peng Festival, also known as Khom Loi, Thailand's traditional lantern festival, took place in Chiang Mai on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16. Hundreds of lanterns illuminated the night sky under November's Beaver Full Moon.

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Thailand: Annual Yi Peng Festival – Hundreds Of Lanterns Illuminate Full Moon Night

The Yi Peng Festival, also known as Khom Loi, Thailand's traditional lantern festival, took place in Chiang Mai on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16. Hundreds of lanterns illuminated the night sky under November's Beaver Full Moon.

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Thailand: Annual Yi Peng Festival – Hundreds Of Lanterns Illuminate Full Moon Night 2

The Yi Peng Festival, also known as Khom Loi, Thailand's traditional lantern festival, took place in Chiang Mai on Friday, November 15, and Saturday, November 16. Hundreds of lanterns illuminated the night sky under November's Beaver Full Moon.

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China: Mysterious Glowing Object Falls From Sky In Qionghai

On the night of October 15, 2024, in Qionghai, located in southern China’s Hainan province, a strange, glowing orange object was spotted falling rapidly from the sky through thick clouds. The object appeared briefly and then vanished, seemingly dropping like a ball. Speculation has given rise to various theories: some believe it was a meteor, others suggest a rocket, and some even suspect an unidentified flying object (UFO). A few speculated it might have been a sky lantern, but its speed left observers puzzled.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Brings Gusty Winds And Heavy Rainfall Ahead Of Landfall

Typhoon Krathon was expected to make landfall in Kaohsiung at midday on October 3. Before its formal arrival, it had already brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall, causing damage that included downed trees and flooding in various cities. Nearly 5,000 households in Kaohsiung were experiencing power shortages. This video shows the high waves along the coast of Pingtung County.

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East China village holds lantern show featuring Chinese zodiac animals

STORY: East China village holds lantern show featuring Chinese zodiac animals SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lantern parade 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HE JIXING, City-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor in Anhui STORYLINE: A lantern show featuring Chinese zodiac animals was held on Saturday in Hongcun Village, east China's Anhui Province, to celebrate the Lantern Festival. The 12 Chinese zodiac animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep or goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HE JIXING, City-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor in Anhui "The Lantern Festival celebrations in Hongcun have a history of hundreds of years. To celebrate the festival this year, we've designed a group of lanterns featuring the 12 Chinese zodiac animals to light up the night sky in the countryside."| The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month o

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Lanterns lit up to celebrate New Year in Shanghai

STORY: Lanterns lit up to celebrate New Year in Shanghai SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of lanterns at Shanghai Yuyuan Garden STORYLINE: A lantern show, themed "A Night of Fish and Dragon Dance," lit up the night sky in Yuyuan Garden in China's Shanghai, attracting thousands of visitors. The show was a preview of a lantern fair to be held in late January to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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GREECE-ATHENS-CHRISTMAS EVE-LANTERN

(231225) -- ATHENS, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern at Kotzia square in Athens, Greece, Dec. 24, 2023. The sky of Athens was lit up by sky lanterns carrying people's good wishes on Christmas Eve during the "Night of the Wishes" event which was held here for the second consecutive year. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-CHRISTMAS EVE-LANTERN

(231225) -- ATHENS, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release sky lanterns at Kotzia square in Athens, Greece, Dec. 24, 2023. The sky of Athens was lit up by sky lanterns carrying people's good wishes on Christmas Eve during the "Night of the Wishes" event which was held here for the second consecutive year. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-CHRISTMAS EVE-LANTERN

(231225) -- ATHENS, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release sky lanterns at Kotzia square in Athens, Greece, Dec. 24, 2023. The sky of Athens was lit up by sky lanterns carrying people's good wishes on Christmas Eve during the "Night of the Wishes" event which was held here for the second consecutive year. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-CHRISTMAS EVE-LANTERN

(231225) -- ATHENS, Dec. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo show sky lanterns released by people at Kotzia square in Athens, Greece, Dec. 24, 2023. The sky of Athens was lit up by sky lanterns carrying people's good wishes on Christmas Eve during the "Night of the Wishes" event which was held here for the second consecutive year. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 25, 2023 - Burning vigil lanterns are arranged on a rectangular rack during the commemoration of the victims of the 20th-century famines in Ukraine in the square at the Taras Shevchenko monument on Holodomor Remembrance Day marked annually on the fourth Saturday of November, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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LEBANON-TRIPOLI-EID AL-ADHA-CELEBRATION

(230628) -- TRIPOLI, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern to celebrate the Eid al-Adha in Tripoli, Lebanon, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Habashi/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-MAGELANG-BOROBUDUR TEMPLE-VESAK DAY-LANTERN

(230605) -- MAGELANG, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sky lanterns are pictured during the Vesak Day celebration at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on June 4, 2023. (Photo by Agung Supriyantoo/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-MAGELANG-BOROBUDUR TEMPLE-VESAK DAY-LANTERN

(230605) -- MAGELANG, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release sky lanterns during the Vesak Day celebration at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on June 4, 2023. (Photo by Agung Supriyantoo/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-MAGELANG-BOROBUDUR TEMPLE-VESAK DAY-LANTERN

(230605) -- MAGELANG, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release sky lanterns during the Vesak Day celebration at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, on June 4, 2023. (Photo by Agung Supriyantoo/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A citizen releases a sky lantern during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sky lanterns are released during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sky lanterns are released during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children release a sky lantern during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sky lanterns are released during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A sky lantern is released during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-JINGHONG-WATER SPLASHING FESTIVAL-SKY LANTERN (CN)

(230414) -- JINGHONG, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sky lanterns are released during the annual Water Splashing Festival in Jinghong City of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

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Chinese Lantern Festival celebrated around world

STORY: GLOBALink | Lantern Festival celebrated around world DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur/BARCELONA, Spain/Suva/DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2. various of celebrations in Barcelona, Spain 3. various of celebrations in Suva, Fiji 4. various of celebrations in Texas, The United States STORYLINE: The Chinese Lantern Festival was celebrated around the world over the weekend. On Sunday, dazzling fireworks illuminated the night sky in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as Thean Hou Temple held a lavish Lantern Festival gala, drawing more than 3,000 people. Thean Hou Temple is an important place for Malaysian-Chinese to embrace Chinese culture. The quaint temple lit up some 6,000 red lanterns every day during Chinese New Year. In Spain, the festival was embraced in the north of Barcelona over the weekend, as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. People gathered in Santa Coloma de Gramenet to enjoy shows featuri

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230204) -- JIANDE, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2023 shows fireworks lighting up the sky over Yanzhou ancient town in Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230204) -- JIANDE, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2023 shows fireworks lighting up the sky over Yanzhou ancient town in Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(230204) -- JIANDE, Feb. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2023 shows fireworks lighting up the sky over Yanzhou ancient town in Jiande, east China's Zhejiang Province. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

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#CHINA-HOLIDAY-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(230101) -- QIANXI, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern to make a wish for good fortune at a park in Qianxi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HOLIDAY-DAILY LIFE (CN)

(230101) -- QIANXI, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People release a sky lantern to make a wish for good fortune at a park in Qianxi, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo by Fan Hui/Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 31, 2022 shows a view of a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 31, 2022 shows a view of a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 31, 2022 shows a view of a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LANTERN SHOW (CN)

(230101) -- SHENYANG, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a lantern show in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2022. A lantern show to greet the upcoming Spring Festival kicked off here on Dec. 30, 2022. Covering an area of more than 20,000 square meters, the lantern show, with more than 70 sets of large lighting installations illuminating the city's night sky, has become an attraction to visitors. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)