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Thailand: A thousand of lanterns brighten the sky for the Yi Peng festival

A thousand of paper lanterns are released in the sky of Chiang Mai as the full moon brightens the night for the 12th Thai lunar month. The Yi Peng festival that marks the end of the rainy season and the start of winter usually draws large crowds of tourists.