A festival lantern in the shape of twin dragons playing with a pearl floats on a river at a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

A series of festival lanterns in the shape of birds on display at a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

A festival lantern in the shape of carps playing under lotus floats on a river at a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

Festival lanterns bearing the Chinese character for luck ("fu") on a bridge decorated for a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

A big festival lantern welcomes visitors at the entrance to the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

A festival lantern in shape of a character from Beijing opera floats on a river during a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]

Festival lanterns bearing the Chinese character for luck ("fu") on a bridge decorated for a lantern show in the ancient town of Taierzhuang in Shandong Province on Monday, December 31, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]