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Rabbit-shaped lanterns prepared for Chinese Lunar New Year
Updated: 2011-01-24 10:14
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A craftsman adjusts the illumination of rabbit-shaped lanterns in a lantern factory in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu province, Jan. 23, 2011. The Chinese Lunary New Year began on Feb. 3 this year and it will be the year of the rabbit, one of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals. [Xinhua/Zhu Guigen] |
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