Lanterns were everywhere in the city. There were big lanterns with dragon and phoenix patterns on the top, and below them were numerous pairs of festival lanterns.

This was the liveliest place in the capital on Qixi Festival. The Sea of Lanterns could be seen from afar, and the sight was inexplicably beautiful.

Some fastidious people made the lanterns themselves. They drew some obscure patterns or wrote some verses on the lanterns. The couples would hang the ...