Mulan, legendary beings dazzle at annual Chinese language lantern pageant

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Mythological beings and animals lit up a lantern pageant on Friday, in China's southwestern metropolis of Zigong, to rejoice the upcoming Lunar New Yr of the Horse, which begins Feb. 17.

Greater than 1,200 employees took weeks to assemble the 200 handmade lanterns, together with a 210-metre-long mythological creature, "Kunpeng," and a 180-metre-long Chinese language heroine, "Mulan."

The annual Zigong Worldwide Lantern Pageant will run till the Yuanxiao Pageant, a carnival day that marks the tip of the Lunar New Yr on March 3. Try the dazzling scenes from opening evening.

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A lady takes a selfie subsequent to a lightweight set up.

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A pair stroll in a tunnel inside a lightweight set up.

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Lanterns are a conventional function of Lunar New Yr celebrations in China, symbolizing good fortune and steering.

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