Anding town, in Beijing's Daxing district, organized a wide range of mass cultural activities to promote its intangible cultural heritage and showcase the charm of folk customs during Lantern Festival celebrations, which fell on Feb 5 this year.

People from Houyechang village, Anding town, Beijing's Daxing district, perform a lion dance in celebration of Lantern Festival. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Anding town residents attend a body-building lion dance performance. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Pulinzhuang villagers enjoy body-building lion dance performance. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Locals from Daqu village of Anding town present a trolley performance. The age of performers ranges from 10 to 78. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Audiences are amused by the trolley performance in Daqu village of Anding town. [Photo provided by Daxing district]

Shahe village of Anding town holds a display of handmade gauze lanterns. The history of making gauze lanterns dates back to the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1871-1908) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo provided by Daxing district]

A night view of the gauze lanterns in Shahe village of Anding town [Photo provided by Daxing district]