Spring Festival lantern show at Langshan Mountain Scenic Area. [Photo provided by You Lian to en.nantong.gov.cn]

Nantong in Jiangsu province has prepared a dazzling array of festivities, including folk parades, lantern shows, firework displays, and cultural exhibitions, to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Snake.

Here are some of the highlights:

Spring Festival Lantern Show at Langshan Mountain Scenic Area

Time: 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm from Jan 15 to Feb 23

Site: Langshan Mountain Scenic Area (狼山景區)

2025 Rudong Folk Parade

Time: Jan 31

Site: Downtown area of Rudong county (如東城區)

Tongzhou District 17th Gusha Riddle-Guessing Contest

Time: Feb 12

Site: Tongzhou Culture and Museum Center (通州區文博中心)

Ballet "Swan Lake"

Time: 7:30 pm on Jan 25 at Nantong Grand Theatre (南通大劇院)/7:30 pm on Feb 14 at the Poly Theatre in Qidong (啟東保利大劇院)

Puppet show "The Goddess Chang's Fly to the Moon"

Time: Feb 4

Site: Nantong Gengsu Theater (南通更俗劇院)

Spring Festival concert by Yangzhou Song and Dance Theater Chinese Orchestra

Time: Feb 2

Site: Nengda Theater in Nantong Economic and Technological Development Area (南通開發區能達劇院)

Painting and calligraphy work exhibition of Hai'an artists

Time: Jan 1 to Feb 15

Site: Hai'an Museum (海安市博物館)

Spring Festival painting and calligraphy work exhibition in Haimen district

Time: Jan 27 to Feb 28

Site: Haimen Public Culture and Art Center (海安區公共文化藝術中心)

2025 Spring Festival Customs Exhibition

Time: Jan 22 to Feb 12

Site: Nantong Library (南通市圖書館)