Tourists observe colorful lanterns in Zhongning County in west China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on February 5, 2012. The cities of Zhongning and Zhongwei in Ningxia catered to visitors for the Lantern Festival, attracting large numbers of tourists to appreciate lanterns, guess riddles written on lanterns and fly lantern kites, with new hopes for the new year (XINHUA) |