"dengshikou Street, west of Dongsi South Street, has been a lamp market in Beijing since the Ming Dynasty. At that time, it was a noisy market during the day and a gorgeous street of lights at night. Of course, it refers to the night of the Lantern Festival, so it is called dengshikou. At that time, the city was spectacular and the goods in the lantern market were complete. There are not only daily necessities and clothing accessories, but also historical relics and antiques, bonsai with exotic flowers and herbs, and precious furs shipped from the border. The annual Lantern Festival begins on the eighth day of the first lunar month and ends on the eighteenth. At night, there are lights on the street, and there are lights on the tall buildings on both sides of the street. The long lanterns upstairs are more than one person high, with all kinds of gauze lanterns and colorful balls of light, just like the starry sky. In particular, there are ice lanterns, which are "exquisitely crafted and transparent" and are even more beautiful. There are not only lights, but also fireworks. There are also performances such as Dragon Lantern, Hua Gun, Yangko, running bamboo horse and playing Taiping drum. The audience is like a cloud, and the ladies can't help it. In the early Qing Dynasty, the lantern market moved to Qianmen area. But since the late Qing Dynasty, dengshikou's "lamp" has disappeared. Although the "lamp" has disappeared, the "city" has flourished, leaving the place name of dengshikou. " —— Beijing Wengli Hutong