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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival

June 2, 2016

Franklin Square, at 6th and Race Streets, is alight with Chinese lanterns each night until June 12. Philadelphia's first-ever Chinese Lantern Festival features 25 illuminated lanterns, hand-crafted giant flowers, a three story pogoda and a 200-foot-long Chinese dragon.  Photos by Guyrandy Jean-Gilles | Photo Editor