Visitors pose for a photo at a lantern show in Hebei province. [Photo by Dong Jun/China Daily]

To welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year, Tangshan in North China's Hebei province is holding a lantern show in Nanhu Park.

The show started earlier this month and will last till March 15.

More than 90 groups of lanterns show different Chinese cultural elements, including the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, dragons and the history of Tangshan. Lantern shows are usually held in China during festive times.