Celebrations held across China to greet Lantern Festival

Performers attend an annual fireworks dragon dance competition, called "Wulong Xuhua" in Chinese, to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival in Taijiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 18, 2019. The "Wulong Xuhua" fireworks dragon dance competition takes place every year on the eve of the Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 19 this year and marks the end of China's Spring Festival celebrations. (Xinhua/Ouyang Guanglin)