Dragon lanterns fill a square in Lanzhou, Gansu province on Jan 31, 2012, to mark the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. During the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, parks and squares in Lanzhou are decorated with all kinds of lanterns, attracting hundreds of thousands of residents to join the atmosphere of the Spring Festival. Lanterns depicting Chinese dragons and other shapes to symbolize auspicious and good fortune will be put on show until the Lantern Festival on Feb 6, 2012.[Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Residents in Lanzhou, Gansu province, marvel at lanterns on Jan 31, 2012, to mark the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]