Palace Museum opens Lantern Festival night tours for first.

The Lantern Festival, also known in China as the Yuan Xiao Festival, with a history of more than 2,000 years, falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It marks the end of the Spring Festival celebration and is also the first major festival after Chinese New Year.

Photo taken on Feb. 19, 2019 shows the night scenery at Wumen Gate of the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City, in Beijing, capital of China. The Palace Museum extended its opening hours to the evening for the first time on Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 in celebration for this year's Lantern Festival.Chinese people perform the dragon dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu province February 12, 2006. Lantern Festival marks the last day of the 15-day long Spring Festival in China. Chinese visit lantern exhibitions during a Lantern Festival celebration in Beijing February 12, 2006.