A woman picks festive lanterns for the upcoming Lantern Festival in a market in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province, Feb 23, 2010.

A Henan Opera performer interacts with the audience in Jiyuan, central China's Henan province, Feb 23, 2010. Sixteen shows will be presented in Jiyuan in eight days from Feb 21 to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival.

People take photos in front of a huge lantern in Fuzhou, capital of east China's Fujian province, Feb 23, 2010. More than 10,000 lanterns have been decorated along Fuzhou's streets to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival.