Gold Coast lantern previews China Lights festival — VIDEO

Kylin lantern unveiled at the Gold Coast ahead of China Lights Festival. (Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A 6-foot-tall Kylin Lantern is unveiled at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, to preview the upcoming China Lights lantern festival coming to Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, Jan. 19 to Feb. 25. (Heidi Fang Las Vegas/Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Sichuan Tianyu Culture Communication Co., Ltd. event manager Huiyuan Liu, right, and Boyd Gaming vice president of corporate communications David Strow prepare to unveil a life-size Kylin Lantern at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (Heidi Fang Las Vegas/Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Boyd Gaming vice president of corporate communications David Strow unveils a life-size Kylin Lantern at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (Heidi Fang Las Vegas/Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

A 6-foot-tall Kylin Lantern unveiled at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, previews the upcoming China Lights lantern festival coming to Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas, Jan. 19 to Feb. 25. (Heidi Fang Las Vegas/Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Sichuan Tianyu Culture Communication Co., Ltd. event manager Huiyuan Liu, right, and Boyd Gaming vice president of corporate communications David Strow present a life-size Kylin Lantern at the Gold Coast in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. (Heidi Fang Las Vegas/Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

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