Lantern festival in Pingxi....

Okay.. more about last Thursday.. after the train trip we arrived in the village of Pinxin. The place was hopping, getting ready for the evening's festivities.. the lantern festival was scheduled to start around 6:30 pm, we arrived in town around 12:30 pm and the town was filling up quick.. some people were already launching lanterns.. they just couldn't wait.. we hit the food..