Lantern sales boom as Lantern Festival coming

2013-02-21 01:32:47 GMT2013-02-21 09:32:47(Beijing Time)

A girl chooses lanterns at a market in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 20, 2013. An annual lantern sales boom appeared with the approaching of the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo/Xinhua)

Customers choose lanterns at a market in Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 20, 2013. An annual lantern sales boom appeared with the approaching of the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo/Xinhua)

A mother chooses lanterns for her son at a market in Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 20, 2013. An annual lantern sales boom appeared with the approaching of the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo/Xinhua)

A boy chooses lanterns at a market in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 20, 2013. An annual lantern sales boom appeared with the approaching of the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Photo/Xinhua)

A father chooses a lantern for his child at a market in Shanghai, east China, Feb. 20, 2013. An annual lantern sales boom appeared with the approaching of the Lantern Festival which falls on Feb. 24 this year. (Xinhua