Xinhua photos of the day

Performers throw molten iron to create fireworks during the "Dashuhua" folk event ahead of the Lantern Festival in Shanligezhuang Village, Tuanpiaozhuang Township of Zunhua, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 17, 2019. Various folk events were held across the country to celebrate this year's Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. (Xinhua/Liu Mancang)