Latern Show!

Made it to the lantern show last Saturday - the last weekend before they take it down. It was on top of the city wall that goes around downtown Xi'an. The colors and lighting are really nice. There are 2 main lantern shows in Xi'an during every Chinese Lunar New Year Festival (at least that I'm aware of), and the other one is located more on the outskirts of the city. As the festival already passed, the admission fee was reduced from 100 yuan to 60 yuan. I don't know if the fact it was a reduced price, or the last few days of the show, or it is simply always this way, but there were a lot of people there!
All of the "lanterns" are made with a hollow frame. lighting inside, and then covered with fabric. Hope these pics give you a flavor of it!

That's it for today! It's staying warm enough here so that I don't miss the fact that the heat has been turned off!