Video by Qiu Weirong/Guangzhou Daily

On the night of Jan 13, a light debugging of the 2025 Guangzhou Chinese New Year Lantern Festival, one of the biggest lantern festivals and an annual visual feast in Guangzhou, took place at the Yuexiu Park.

Photo by Qiu Weirong/Guangzhou Daily

Among all the 75 sets of lanterns, the most eye-catching was the main gate set, which is designed in the shape of a phoenix coronet in the Cantonese Opera, which was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009.

Photo by Qiu Weirong/Guangzhou Daily

Lanterns in the images of fish, snake and kumquat tree, which is an indispensable decoration for the Cantonese families during the Spring Festival, also captured a lot of attention.

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The 2025 Guangzhou Chinese New Year Lantern Festival will kick off on Jan 16 and last until Feb 16.

Photo by Qiu Weirong/Guangzhou Daily

Photo/Yangcheng Evening News

Photo/Yangcheng Evening News

Source: Guangzhou Daily
English author & editor: Lyu Yun