People celebrate upcoming Lantern Festival
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People dance during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. [Xinhua]

Women play drums and gongs during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. [Xinhua]

Young girls dance as standing on iron frameworks carried by actors during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. [Xinhua]

People perform dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. [Xinhua]









