Lanterns again bring out the best of Hoi An
A lantern festival is organized at An Hoi Statue Garden in the ancient town on February 2-22 to celebrate the Tet Lunar New Year.
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| Classes of making lanterns and folding origami-like items with bamboo leaves are available for visitors until February 14. |
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| Traditional houses are reproduced with lanterns. |
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| A monkey lantern marks the Year of Monkey. |
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| A lantern on An Hoi Bridge |
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| Another giant lantern on the bridge |
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| Dragon is one of the four holy creatures in Vietnamese folk culture, besides qilin, tortoise, and phoenix. |
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| Qilin, or ky lan in Vietnamese, is a mix of different creatures, such as dragon and lion. |
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| A tortoise-shaped lantern |
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| Lanterns illuminate An Hoi Bridge |
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| The Hoai River |
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| Lanterns can also be seen elsewhere in the ancient town |
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| In front of a communal house |
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| The town's icon Chua Cau (Pagoda Bridge) |
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| Besides lanterns, Hoi An celebrates Tet Lunar New Year Festival with a string of activities such as street music performances, a boat race on Hoai River and folk games. |
