Tumd Right Banner celebrates Lantern Festival

Tumd Right Banner in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, marked Lantern Festival which fell on March 2 this year with artistic and folk performances, according to Baotou Daily.

Lantern Festival, also known as Yuanxiao Festival, is one of China’s traditional festivals, falling on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. It is the first full moon of a new year, which symbolizes unity and perfection. The festival marks the official end of the Spring Festival holiday period.

Students from the Mongolian School of Baotou perform a fan dance in celebration of Lantern Festival which fell on March 2 this year. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

Festival celebrations take place at Saerqin Plaza in Tumd Right Banner of Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. [Photo/Baotou Daily]

An acrobatics performance is staged in celebration of Lantern Festival in Tumd Right Banner. [Photo/Baotou Daily]