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Lantern Festival celebrations around China

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Updated: 2010-02-24 16:01
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Lantern Festival celebrations around China
People compete to be the best drummer in Zhengding county in north China's Hebei province, Feb 23, 2010. This is the seventh time for the county to hold the competition to celebrate the Lantern Festival. More than 10 teams from around the county attended the event. [Photo/Xinhua]

Lantern Festival celebrations around China
Several women from the Miao ethnic group in Rongshui county, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, perform the dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, Feb 23, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]