Illuminated multi coloured paper lanterns with different patterns in a shop of a night street market in the old town of Hoi An, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Quang Nam Province - Central Vietnam. 照片檔

Picture shows colorful paper lanterns with different colors and patterns in a shop of a night street market in the old town of Hoi An, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Hoi An is famous for its traditional lantern festival when the city lights are turned off and the town is only illuminated by the lanterns arranged in the city and floating on the river Thu Bon. The festival is celebrated every month, on the 14th day of each lunar month at the time of the full moon.