People visit the first Winter Lantern Festival in New York on Dec. 29, 2018. The month long festival was held at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in Staten Island from Nov. 28 to Jan. 6, attracting more than 150,000 people to visit. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
LED lanterns of lotuses are featured at the festival, together with some 40 LED installations spanning 7 acres of Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, including models of Chinese dragons, porcelain and pandas. They were accompanied by live performances of traditional Chinese dance and art. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
dragon-shaped LED installation lights up the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden in New York, Jan. 4, 2019. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
LED installations of pandas add fun to the first Winter Lantern Festival in New York on Dec. 29, 2018. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
LED installations of Chinese porcelain and art are pictured at the first Winter Lantern Festival in New York on Nov. 28, 2018. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
A panda installation welcomes visitors at the first Winter Lantern Festival in New York on Nov. 28, 2018. (Photo/Chinaculture.org)
