|As China celebrates the traditional Lunar New Year, a grand carnival is taking place at Parque Francisco Arias Paredes in the City of Panama. On February 17, a Chinese-style celebration was held at the park, officially kicking off the 2019 “Happy Chinese New Year - Shanghai Culture Week” in the city.[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|At the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, which concluded on February 16th, A First Farewell, a movie made by a Shanghai company, won the best film in the new generation unit.[!--empirenews.page--]|The Lantern Festival is always full of exciting activities such as watching fireworks, going to a festival parade and solving riddles written on lanterns. Once the round lanterns are up, the whole city will be immersed in a festival atmosphere. Though it is easy for children nowadays to buy a lantern, it’s more meaningful to bring a lantern that they made themselves to a festival parade.[!--empirenews.page--]|Spring Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Here are a few popular locations that hold public celebrations of this festival.[!--empirenews.page--]|Xintiandi has long been a hot commercial landmark and today it has been given a new role as an arena and test ground for avant-garde retail models. In September last year, a video-focused content producer and e-commerce start-up “Yitiao” opened a brick-and-mortar store at shopping complex LuOne in Xintiandi, blazing a new trail for the retail sector in China.[!--empirenews.page--]|Over 60 college students from 27 countries and regions took part in a Lantern Festival gathering at the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on Feb 19, 2019, experiencing the charm of the traditional Chinese art.[!--empirenews.page--]|Over 60 college students from 27 countries and regions took part in a Lantern Festival gathering at the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on Feb 19, 2019, experiencing the charm of the traditional Chinese art.[!--empirenews.page--]|[!--empirenews.page--]|Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal embraced Queen Mary 2, the world’s largest luxury cruise ship, on February 22. More than 2,400 inbound passengers were stunned by the amazing welcoming ceremony in the terminal hall.