Shanghai's landmark Yuyuan Garden Malls launched its annual Chinese New Year celebration on Tuesday, with traditional lanterns and heritage skills, amid strict COVID-19 prevention measures.

Hundreds of colorful lanterns, a listed national cultural heritage, will come alive every evening from Tuesday, featuring various cartoon figures of the tiger to mark the Year of the Tiger.

Various traditional lanterns, such as the palace, flower and New Year painting lanterns, with New Year wishes to visitors, such as "healthy," "happy" and "wealthy," have been lit up across the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)-style buildings. The lights will stay on through February 18.