The lantern displays were breathtakingly beautiful, exquisitely crafted and lifelike. They resembled oil-paper umbrellas, galloping horses and oxen, ancient bureaucratic hats, fluttering butterflies, and heavenly white geese...
Blossom after blossom bloomed as if truly alive, lantern after lantern looked like celestial maidens descending from the heavens, and strings of baby's breath twinkled with brilliant colors like real stars. The scenes depicted on the lanterns were so vividly painted that the bustling prosperity of ancient streets sprang to life before their eyes.
This year's lanterns were truly dazzling; the red glow dyed their clothes crimson, the green light turned their eyes jade, the blinding golden brilliance made it impossible to keep one's eyes open, and the orange hue bathed all the surrounding buildings in amber.
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