A grand lantern exhibition will be held at Meixi Lake International Area during the Lantern Festival. Meixi Lake International Area is located at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.
Hunan province will hold the activity of collecting expressions of the "Hunan spirit" in 20 words. People can send their ideas via internet, text message and letter from Feb 5 to March, 2012.
Major parks in Changsha city will prepare feasts for citizens on Feb 6 for the Lantern Festival. People can see the exhibit of lanterns, dragon dances, temple fairs and more.
Wuyi Square viaduct traffic opens on Feb 5, after two months' intense construction. It will provide five lanes for both ways. Under the viaduct, the roads of both sides will be closed for subway construction which is expected to be completed at the end of the year.
Fishermen, scientists and green campaigners have joined forces to prevent the rare Yangtze finless porpoise from disappearing from Dongting Lake in Central China.
