Residents of Zhuozhou, Hebei province, pass lantern decorations. (Photo by Liu Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn)

Citizens in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, immersed themselves in Lantern Festival celebrations over the weekend as the city decorated its parks and streets with lanterns.

Zhuozhou, about 60 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, is an ancient city with more than 2,300 years of history. Since old times, the city has had a tradition of holding activities themed with lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese festival, which fell on Sunday this year.

On Sunday night, people went to the city's Yongji Park and enjoyed shining lanterns in multiple shapes including rabbits and flowers.

Fiery red lanterns hang in a park in Zhuozhou, Hebei province. (Photo by Liu Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn)

Lanterns take the form of fish and flowers at a park in Zhuozhou, Hebei province. (Photo by Xiong Huaming/For chinadaily.com.cn)

Residents of Zhuozhou, Hebei province, enjoy beautiful lanterns during an activity held to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival. (Photo by Xiong Huaming/For chinadaily.com.cn)

A park in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, was decorated with many kinds of lanterns over the weekend. (Photo by Xiong Huaming/For chinadaily.com.cn)

A bird's-eye view of Zhuozhou, Hebei province, takes in multiple kinds of lanterns over the weekend. (Photo by Liu Yang/For chinadaily.com.cn)