Lantern exhibitions are held to celebrate the Lantern Festival on the night of the15th of the first lunar month. When the festival comes, all the parks and some recreational grounds are decorated with lanterns and festoons and there lighting made in Guangdong and other provinces or cities are displayed as well as flowers and plants, miniature rockery, art works and photograph works.

Lantern riddle guessing and garden touring parties may also be held. Some residents also hang up lanterns in their houses. Various kinds of colorful lanterns along the streets are plainly too many to see.

Major varieties include palace lanterns, silk lanterns, yarn lanterns, galloping horse lanterns, paper lanterns representing varied images and flower or fruit lanterns typical of local traditional features. In addition, there appear big-size colorful lanterns like dragon lanterns and lantern houses. The former are made by linking tens of lanterns and can be brandished as a dance.

Editor: Weiwei