People celebrate upcoming Lantern Festival in N China Women play drums and gongs during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Fe...

People celebrate upcoming Lantern Festival in N China

Women play drums and gongs during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

People dance during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Young girls dance as standing on iron frameworks carried by actors during a performance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

People perform dragon dance to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Feb. 5, 2012. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

The Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 6 this year, marks the end of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations.