Lantern Festival merriments sweep Yingde city

Updated: Feb 25, 2019 chinadaily.com.cn Print

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Dawan town, Yingde city, Guangdong province staged a series of Lantern Festival celebrations on Feb 19, the fifteenth day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

A highlight of the celebrations was the qilin dance, which has been performed in the town for over 300 years. As night fell, lantern shows lit up the town and piaose, a traditional style of Lingnan performance that includes acting, magic tricks, acrobatics, music, and dancing, were staged, attracting a lot of interest from onlookers.

The evening celebrations culminated with the qilin dance, where young performers danced with a paper-made qilin (a mythical beast symbolizing good luck and prosperity) amidst exploding firecrackers.