Lantern Festival celebrated with lights, rice dumplings in Taiwan and China

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns, visiting light installations, and enjoying glutinous rice dumplings, marking the end of Chinese New Year and the coming of spring. At the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in Taiwan, wish lanterns were lit up despite the rain, carrying hopes of peace and prosperity. In China, residents queued for dumplings and visited light shows, with the Beijing Garden Expo Park displaying over 10,000 installations, including traditional symbols and modern interpretations.

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