Decorated lanterns greet upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival

Children in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia autonomous region fill their classroom with hand-decorated lanterns on Sept 28 to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Day Festival. As the traditional holiday looms, Tongshunjie Elementary School in Hohhot organized activities to allow students to hang hand-decorated lanterns, as part of events to celebrate the festival in a traditional manner. This year, the festival falls on Oct 4, coinciding with the week-long National Day holiday. [Photo by Ding Genhou/Xinhua]