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Performers took to the streets in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province
Dazzling displays of lanterns have been lighting up the skies to mark the end of Lunar New Year celebrations and hail the coming of spring.
The Lantern Festival is held two weeks after Lunar New Year, which was on 12 February this year and ushered in the Year of the Dragon.
The new year, and subsequent Lantern Festival, is typically celebrated in parts of Asia, including China, South Korea and Vietnam, as well as in diaspora communities around the world.
As well as with the traditional lighting of lanterns, this weekend's festival also saw firework displays, night markets and entertainment from dancers and performers.
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Image caption,Colourful displays of lanterns have been seen across China, including here in Beijing
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Image caption,Red sky lanterns ascend to the sky in Chongqing, China
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Image caption,A dragon dance is performed amid fireworks in China's Guizhou Province, as the Year of the Dragon celebrations come to an end
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Image caption,Fish lanterns are paraded in Sanming, Fujian Province, by performers and children
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Image caption,A dragon dance is performed on the last day of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia as part of the Cap Go Meh festival
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Image caption,A young visitor to a Lantern Festival event in Beijing carries his own lantern through a park
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Image caption,Performers grimace as they dance through fireworks in Guangdong Province, China
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Image caption,People releasing sky lanterns in New Taipei City, Taiwan, to wish for peace, happiness and prosperity
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Image caption,Many places had light displays, including this park in Beijing, China
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