We arrive in Lanzhou (Gansu Province during Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. This Festival marks the end of the celebrations of the New Year. Chinese started to celebrate the Lantern Festival from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD). Like most other Chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the Festival. It is also believed that the Festival has Taoist origins. This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the Festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing Chinese riddles (in Chinese) and games, and lighting up firecrackers. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old. The Festival is not well celebrated in the US, though you may find celebrations in some Chinese communities, such as Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights, California.