Thailand downsizes lantern festival amid COVID-19 pandemic(1/4)

Lights shine at the Sukhothai Historical Park in Thailand, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Guoan)

Sukhothai, capital of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th-14th century, held a three-day Loy Krathong Festival from Thursday. The festival was scaled back this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lights shine at the Sukhothai Historical Park in Thailand, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Guoan)

People put lotus-shaped baskets with candles at the Sukhothai Historical Park in Thailand, Nov. 18, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Guoan)

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2021 shows the opening ceremony of the Loy Krathong Festival at the Sukhothai Historical Park. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Guoan)