Beijing's Langyuan Park celebrates Start of Spring, Lantern Festival
This weekend witnessed the Start of Spring on Feb. 4, the first solar term of the Chinese lunar calendar, as well as the Lantern Festival on Feb. 5, which marked the end of the Chinese New Year holiday period. A cultural event to celebrate both the first solar term and the Lantern Festival was held during the weekend at Langyuan Park, a poplar cultural site in Beijing's Shijingshan district. The fair provided visitors with various activities including solving lantern riddles, making lanterns, and papercutting.