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Giant dragon and phenix lantern made to celebrate Chinese lunar Year (2)


10:04, January 26, 2012

A 22-meter-high giant dragon and phenix lantern is seen in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 25, 2012, to celebrate the traditional Chinese lunar Year of the Dragon. The lantern was made of 1,000 red lanterns and a pair of 15-meter-high dragon and phenix lantern. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

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