{"id":28725,"date":"2026-02-01T07:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=28725"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T07:47:01","slug":"lantern-festival-held-in-chongqing-to-celebrate-the-upcoming-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=28725","title":{"rendered":"Lantern festival held in Chongqing to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/2026013165d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105_2026013118ac93d1253147168e394932af6415cb.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People visit a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. (Xinhua\/Chen Cheng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/2026013165d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105_202601319b4b5b83f8e84676a2f86df8a751a0c1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff members in traditional costumes are pictured at a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. (Xinhua\/Chen Cheng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/2026013165d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105_20260131ce816ef6156d4ced8ed16cbb9ceb32d2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>People visit a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. (Xinhua\/Chen Cheng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/2026013165d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105_202601314efa7a3cb58548828619765d4126b441.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff members in traditional costumes interact with the visitors at a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. (Xinhua\/Chen Cheng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/2026013165d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105_202601310d80fcaad4fd41199008d0e433cec4a9.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A staff member in traditional costumes interacts with the visitors at a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. (Xinhua\/Chen Cheng)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260131\/65d997545d2b484f9fdfdda1a05ed105\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People visit a lantern festival at the Garden Expo Park in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing Municipality, Jan. 30, 2026. Lanterns at this festival in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year were officially lit up on Friday, and the festival will last until March 22. 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