A lantern installation titled "A Night of Fish and Dragon Dance" illuminated Shanghai's iconic Yuyuan Garden as part of the annual lantern fair, dazzling spectators from China and abroad.
The annual Yuyuan Garden Lantern Fair will officially begin in mid-to-late January 2024 and last for over 40 days to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.
Festive decorations have also been set up in the central section of Huaihai Road for the upcoming New Year, the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival. The lanterns feature Yulan magnolia flowers, the official city flower of Shanghai.
According to the Shanghai Greenery and Public Sanitation Bureau, the landscape lights in Shanghai will be switched to holiday mode between December 29 and January 1.
Colorful and dynamic lights will be turned on at the Bund, North Bund, and central Lujiazui, and on Nanpu, Yangpu, Lupu and Xupu bridges, as well as buildings in key areas across the city. Both banks along the Huangpu River will be lit up by waterfall lights.
(Reporter: Xu Yin, Kang Yuzhan Editor: Ma Yuxuan)