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Photo of the Day: Chinese lanterns on Penang, Malaysia

by Catherine Bodry (RSS feed) on Feb 5th 2011 at 4:00PM

The Chinese New Year celebrations are still in full swing here in Asia. As it's the continent's version of spring break crossed with Christmas, folks are on holiday and many shops and restaurants are closed for the week. It's easy for travelers to feel like outsiders when traveling to China or Chinese communities during this holiday (imagine how a tourist might feel if they came to the States on Christmas day), but this photo reflects the intimacy and energy of Chinese temples everywhere during the holiday. Fickr user LadyExpat shot this in Georgetown on Penang, Malaysia, which has a large Chinese community.

Have any photos from our holidays you'd like to share with the world? Upload them to Gadling's Flickr pool, and we just might choose one for our Photo of the Day feature.

Filed under: Asia, China, Malaysia, Photo of the Day

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