People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

A night market selling popular items, including popular snacks, folk craftsmen's intangible cultural heritage handicrafts, sugar paintings, "ice-sugar gourd" (tanghulu), shadow puppetry, and zodiac lanterns, opened in "laochengxiang", the oldest residential area in Shanghai's Huangpu district on Jan 21.

As a part of the Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show, the night market with colored lights and decorations of the surrounding historic buildings has become the most popular place for people to visit during the Spring Festival holiday in the city.

People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

Tourists select rabbit lanterns at a stall in the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

A woman takes photos of lanterns at a stall in the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

People visit the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]

Tourists take photos of the night market in "laochengxiang" area, Shanghai, Jan 21, 2024. [Photo/VCG]