Largest lantern festival in North America to be held in NYC(1/6)

Costumed pandas pose for photos with a panda lantern and a New York Mets mascot during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

Costumed pandas tour the Citi Field during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

Costumed pandas tour the Citi Field during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

A woman poses for photos with a costumed panda during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

Costumed pandas tour the Citi Field during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

Costumed pandas pose for photos near the Citi Field during the launch ceremony of the Hello Panda Festival in New York, the United States, on Sept. 9, 2019. A winter festival featuring Chinese lanterns, arts and world cuisines will land in New York's Citi Field in December as the largest of its kind in North America, according to a press conference on Monday. Spanning nearly 70,000 square meters inside the famous baseball park in the borough of Queens, the Hello Panda Festival will showcase over 120 sets of colorful lanterns. The festival will be held from Dec. 6, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)