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• The 85th Oscar Awards: Rewarding Best Films of 2012
• Travelling on Lantern Festival
• Making sweet dumplings together
• Making a lantern to take home
• Crossover: Authorities scale down public fireworks
• Fireworks sales fall in Lunar New Year
• Lantern Festival goes eco-friendly
• Immersed in a world of lights
• Legends and customs illuminate Lantern Festival
• Queuing for a sweet festival taste
• Lantern Festival celebrated across China
• Final preparations made for Oscars
• Butter sculptures for Lantern Festival in Qinghai

The 85th Oscar Awards: Rewarding Best Films of 2012 Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:05 PM PST

Travelling on Lantern Festival Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:43 PM PST Indeed, the Chinese people never ceased to find new ways to have some holiday fun. Besides the traditional activities such as going to the lantern shows, family reunion, many across the country have taken this opportunity to take a trip outdoors.

Making sweet dumplings together Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:42 PM PST The delicious sweet dumplings are popular among children. But few of them know how these sweet balls are made. In the city of Dandong in northeast China' Liaoning Province, a family activity was held for parents and their children to make sweet dumplings together.

Making a lantern to take home Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:42 PM PST In ancient times, apart from eating sweet dumplings, people would go out to look at decorative lanterns during the Lantern festival.

Crossover: Authorities scale down public fireworks Posted: 24 Feb 2013 05:53 PM PST The remaining fireworks will be kept for the next Chinese New Year, Li said, who hopes sales next year can make up for the profit drop this year. But that may be a far stretch, judging from the changing attitudes towards fireworks among the Chinese public.

Fireworks sales fall in Lunar New Year Posted: 24 Feb 2013 05:40 PM PST Sales are slumping for the fireworks business in this year?s Lunar New year. Fireworks stands, which used to be booming on this day in past years, have stopped business days before the Chinese New Year celebration ends.

Lantern Festival goes eco-friendly Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:41 PM PST Making and looking at lanterns are traditional highlights of the Chinese Lantern Festival.

Immersed in a world of lights Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:40 PM PST As this year's Spring Festival winds to an end with Lantern Festival, Liu Yang goes to Zigong in China's Sichuan province to show us the world famous Zigong lantern exhibition.

Legends and customs illuminate Lantern Festival Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:39 PM PST The first full moon of every lunar New Year falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This day is also known as the Lantern Festival in China.

Queuing for a sweet festival taste Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:38 PM PST And this day of family gatherings cannot go without sharing in some sweet dumplings, called Tang Yuan in the southern part of China and Yuan Xiao in the north of the country.

Lantern Festival celebrated across China Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:36 PM PST In the past only emperors and noblemen could afford lanterns and elaborate ornaments, but today there are ever more diverse ways for everyone to join in the festive fun.

Final preparations made for Oscars Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:12 PM PST In Hollywood, workers have been putting the final touches to the glamorous red carpet in front of the Dolby Theater, where the movie industry?s biggest stars will make their entrance for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, better know as the Oscars.

Butter sculptures for Lantern Festival in Qinghai Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:29 AM PST A butter sculpture exhibition is held in the evening of Lantern Festival at Ta?er Temple in northwest China?s Qinghai Province. The show draws tens of thousands of Buddhist followers and tourists every year.

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