When supermoon meets Lantern Festival
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A beautiful coincidence happened on February 19, 2019, when the biggest full moon of the year lit up the sky during the Chinese Lantern Festival. The photo taken in Beihai Park, Beijing, shows the supermoon shining high up in the sky.
The supermoon shines a soft light down on Xi’an Qujiangchi Site Park, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, which was decorated with colorful lights for the Lantern Festival on February 19, 2019.
The supermoon is seen clearly shining over the festive red lanterns of Lishui, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on the night of Lantern Festival.
A man lifts a small red lantern while enjoying the supermoon with his dog in Zhumadian, Central China’s Henan Province, on February 19, 2019.
The supermoon is seen beside the stone dragon in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan Province, on February 19, 2019.
The supermoon is seen shining high over the Yongding Tower in Beijing on February 19, 2019.
People flood the streets to see the supermoon on the Lantern Festival night in Haikou, South China’s Hainan Province.
It's rare for a supermoon to occur on the Chinese Lantern Festival. The last one happened on February 28, 2010, and the next time will be on February 9, 2029, the China News Service reported. (Photos: VCG, compiled by Bao Han)