Colorful activities celebrate upcoming Lantern Festival throughout China

Volunteers hand out tangyuan, a kind of stuffed small dumpling ball made of glutinous rice flour, to passengers at Nantong Railway Station in Nantong, Jiangsu province, Feb 1, 2023. Various activities are being held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on February 5 this year. [Photo by Xu Congjun/For chinadaily.com.cn]