People wait in line to buy yuanxiao or tangyuan, glutinous rice flour dumplings with sweet stuffing, at a shop in Taiyuan, capital of Northwest China’s Shanxi Province, yesterday. Yuanxiao is the popular food for the traditional Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Friday this year. The festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. Across China, people celebrate the festival by hanging up lanterns, enjoying yuanxiao, guessing riddles hanging from lanterns, lighting off fireworks, and enjoying singing and dancing performances.China News Service