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Chinese celebrate Lantern Festival nationwide (8)

(Xinhua)

09:57, February 25, 2013

Citizens visit a lantern fair in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 23, 2013. People across China have started to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which is observed on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year and officially marks the end of the Spring Festival. The 2013 Lantern Festival falls on Sunday. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
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