The festivities continued for ten days.Emperor Chengzu had the downtown area set aside as a center for displaying the lanterns.Even today, there is a place in Beijing called Dengshikou.

• 就节期长短而言，汉代才一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯，整整十天。