CHENGDU -- Scenes from the Chinese legend of ... magical glow over the night sky of Zigong city in Southwest China's Sichuan province. Known as China's "City of Lanterns," Zigong hosts its grand ...

Dozens of giant lanterns in the shape of mythical creatures, flowers and legendary characters light up the night sky in southern China -- a dreamlike spectacle to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year ...

A city news release said they are also known as Chinese lanterns, Kongming lanterns or sky candles. The city said they are hazardous because they can ignite combustible vegetation or buildings and ...

Some 1,000 lanterns illuminate the night sky in Changzhi ... few weeks marked the first celebration of Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, after it was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative ...

“The lanterns are also symbolic of a full moon which brings blessings, joy, happiness and prosperity during the Chinese New Year,” she said. Tan added that lanterns were also put up along ...