Lantern Festival Ends Lunar New Year Celebrations: Pictures

The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Folk artists perform a dragon dance under molten iron fireworks to welcome the Lantern Festival in Anshun, Guizhou Province of China. VCG via Getty Images

China lit up the Forbidden City on Tuesday night, marking the end of 15 days of lunar new year celebrations. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Folk artists from Chongqing perform a fire dragon dance during a lantern show in Nantou County, Taiwan. Chen Xiaoyuan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

Folk artists perform under a shower of molten iron sparks during a local celebration in Luzhou, Sichuan province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

The Forbidden City is illuminated during the Lantern Festival in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong

People perform a fire dragon dance to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival on the last day of Lunar New Year celebrations in Meizhou, Guangdong province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

The Meridian Gate, or Wumen, of the Forbidden City is lit up to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival in Beijing. REUTERS/Jason Lee

A child dressed in opera costume celebrating the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing. REUTERS/Stringer

The Chinese Lantern Festival in Haozhou, Anhui province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

The Forbidden City is illuminated with lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong

About 6,000 people watch the fire dragon dance in Fengshun. Liang Weiming/VCG via Getty Images

The Wumen Gate of the Forbidden City is illuminated with lights for the Lantern Festival in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Villagers carry a statue of their god as they jump over a bonfire during Chinese Lantern Festival in Haikou, Hainan province, China. Luo Yunfei/CNS via REUTERS

The Forbidden City decorated with red lanterns and illuminated with lights during the Lantern Festival in Beijing. AP Photo/Andy Wong

People release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, marking the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Pingxi, New Taipei City, Taiwan. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

A child watches a dragon dance performance during the Lantern Festival in Beijing's Daxing district. AP Photo/Andy Wong

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