Lantern festival lights up Dalian city

Colored lanterns are displayed at a lantern festival opening at Golden Pebble Beach (Jinshitan) in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning province, on March 2. The event attracted some 40,000 tourists and will run until the end of March. [Photo/Dalian Evening News]

A face-changing performance is staged at the festival opening in Dalian city, March 2. Face changing is a highlight of Sichuan Opera, one of the traditional Chinese operas. [Photo/chinanews.com]

A traditional sea sacrifice ceremony including floating river lanterns takes place on March 2. The ceremony is a traditional way of mourning the deceased and blessing their relatives, March 2. [Photo/internet]