The sixth Happy Lantern Festival kicked off in Shenzhen on Friday, delighting visitors with eye-catching lanterns of different shapes and colors. At around 8 p.m., thousands of handmade lanterns lit up the night sky of Happy Coast in Nanshan District of Shenzhen. According to the organizer, one of the aim of the festival is to tell the story of historic figures and folk tales through lanterns, a traditional art form.

The festival will run until February 23, 2020.