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"Last year at the Lantern Festival, The flower-market lights were bright as day; When the moon mounted to the tops of the willows, Two lovers kept their tryst after the yellow dusk."
The lantern is the traditional lighting 1. t
tool
of China. It is covered by rice paper with a candle burning 2. i
inside
. Lights shine through the gossamer rice paper. People like to 3. d
decorate
lanterns with beautiful designs on them.
The Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing is one of the most famous lantern festivals in China. It is held every year during the Lantern Festival and runs for more than 50 days. It is known as one of China's 4. f
first
national intangible cultural heritages. It is also the longest running, most attended and grandest lantern show in China.
The 38th China Qinhuai Lantern Festival lighting ceremony 5. b
began
at the Bailuzhou Park. With the Bailuzhou Park, the Confucius Temple Scenic Area and the Laomendong Historic Area serving 6. a
as
main display venues, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival set up seven exhibition areas. Eye-catching dragon lanterns in the Laomendong Historic Area appropriately took centre stage. They attracted 7. v
visitors
from across the nation to take part in the joyous festivities. With the increasing number of Chinese living abroad, the world is gaining 8. i
interest
and accepting Chinese culture. Many artisans send the art of Chinese lanterns to foreign skies.
Dating 9. b
back
more than 1,700 years, the art of Qinhuai Lantern has been passed down through generations with the memory of the Qinhuai River. Qinhuai lanterns are lighted in the darkness of the night 10. c
carrying
the stories of lantern artisans and the hopes of people.
