<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-28/Snake-lanterns-add-Spring-Festival-cheer-to-Nanjing-1AwT3YpbEic/img/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889.jpeg'A snake lantern “basks” in the sunlight at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on January 27, 2025. /VCG
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-28/Snake-lanterns-add-Spring-Festival-cheer-to-Nanjing-1AwT3YpbEic/img/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889.jpeg'A snake lantern “basks” in the sunlight at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on January 27, 2025. /VCG
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-28/Snake-lanterns-add-Spring-Festival-cheer-to-Nanjing-1AwT3YpbEic/img/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889.jpeg'A snake lantern “basks” in the sunlight at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on January 27, 2025. /VCG
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-28/Snake-lanterns-add-Spring-Festival-cheer-to-Nanjing-1AwT3YpbEic/img/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889.jpeg'A snake lantern “basks” in the sunlight at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on January 27, 2025. /VCG
<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-01-28/Snake-lanterns-add-Spring-Festival-cheer-to-Nanjing-1AwT3YpbEic/img/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889/18ab480735674a50b846ef099acd4889.jpeg'A snake lantern “basks” in the sunlight at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province on January 27, 2025. /VCG
With their slender shapes, snake lanterns have added to the Chinese New Year festivities in Nanjing, Jiangsu.
Ahead of the 8-day-long holiday in China this week, stalls in the Confucius Temple scenic area are stocked with these festive decorations, marking the Year of the Snake with a splash of color and cheer.
