Two major functions of the Ice and Snow Festival are the ice lantern show in Zhaolin Park and the painted lantern show in Xiangfang Park, the latter only recently initiated.
In Quanzhou city, southeast China's Fujian Province, the lantern shows began on Thursday night. Xinmen Street was decorated by 805 traditional hand-made lanterns embroidered with beautiful patterns.
Zhou Cun plays the part of the Yuanxiao lantern show that plays activity and week village tradition already widely known.
There is an ice lantern show in Harbin every year in winter.
In Quanzhou city, southeast China's Fujian Province, the lantern shows began on Thursday night.
Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty fully supported lantern show.
