Chinese Lantern Festival: Light A New Dream

Yufen Luo prepares for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on August 27, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Jian Gong, second from left, unloads a shipment of supplies from a truck in preparation for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on August 21, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Yingtao Huang, left, and Yingliang Lin stand on a stool and a forklift to place a flower on top of a lantern in preparation for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on September 16, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation.(Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Yufen Luo works on site building the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit at Fair Park on August 27, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Yanqing Zhang, left, Shunhong Song, center, and Shunli Song take a nap on cots they made from leftover building supplies near the lagoon at Fair Park on September 16,  2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Hongjin Deng covers the pagoda for the Chinese Lantern Festival in preparation for rain at Fair Park on August 27, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Hongjin Deng works on the pagoda near the lagoon in preparation for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on September 12,  2013 in Dallas.  About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Mingshu Huang, back left, Zhongquan He, lower left, Yingtao Huang, center, Wei Luo, second from right, and Xiquan Yuan, right, of the Chinese Lantern Festival arm wrestle in Fair Park on September 19, 2013 in Dallas. The group often plays games, including arm wresting and mahjong, in their free time. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation.(Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Jiayong Yang welds lanterns in preparation for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on August 27, 2013 in Dallas.  About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Shungui Chen, left, and Xiaoping Zhang, right, unload a shipment of supplies from a truck in preparation for the Chinese Lantern Festival at Fair Park on August 21, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation.  (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Thomas Kuo, 11, left and Princeton Tran, 11, right walk onto the Imperial Dragon Boat during the preview event for the Chinese Lantern Festival on September 25, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The Chinese Lantern Festival will run from September 27, 2013-January 5, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

People stand under Chinese lanterns during the preview event for the Chinese Lantern Festival on September 25, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The Chinese Lantern Festival will run from September 27, 2013-January 5, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Jian Gong, left, Yuping Tan, center, and Zhigang Zhu, right, swim in the pool at their apartment complex and celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival on September 19, 2013 in Dallas. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Fuqiang Wu, left, Degui Liu, second from left, Quanming Luo, center, Shungui Chen, second from right and Shunli Song, right raise glasses of beer over traditional Chinese food in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 19, 2013 at the African American Museum in Dallas. The artists eat three meals a day in the museum. About 40 artists are in Dallas from China working on the Chinese Lantern Festival exhibit that will be displayed at the State Fair. The artists live together, eat together and work together seven days a week. Most of artists are part of two large families and their skills have been passed on from generation to generation. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

The Imperial Dragon Boat is lit up during the preview event for the Chinese Lantern Festival on September 25, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. The Chinese Lantern Festival will run from September 27, 2013-January 5, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Princella Hartman, 107

Princella Hartman rests her head on her hand  while playing dominos on August 14, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Princella Hartman, left, plays dominos with her Senior Companion Carrie Black, right, on August 14, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Princella Hartman clasps her hands while playing dominos on August 14, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Princella Hartman, left, falls asleep next to Mykah Black, 5, right, while getting her hair done at In His Image beauty salon on August 15, 2013 in South Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

A photograph of Princella Hartman, center, sits among birthday cards from her 107th birthday on September 21, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

 Patricia Banks speaks with a nurse about whether or not to begin hospice for Princella Hartman at her home on September 17, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Sharon Kelley peeks out the front door while visiting Princella Hartman at her home once she was put on  hospice on September 21, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Patricia Banks becomes emotional while sitting on her back porch on September 21, 2013 in Dallas. Banks will often use the porch as a space to relax and separate herself from the happenings inside the house. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Lisa McCarty, LVN, left, consoles Patricia Banks, center, the day they decide to start hospice for Princella Hartman at Princella Hartman's home on September 17, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Clara Cole, left, and Patricia Banks, right, daughters of Princella Hartman, center, make sure she is comfortable during hospice care on September 21, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Patricia Banks, left, keeps Princella Hartman comfortable in her house on hospice on September 21, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

A family photograph with Princella Hartman as a young girl, lower center, photographed in her house on September 17, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Clara Cole, center, daughter of Princella Hartman, has a flower pinned to her at the funeral of 107-year-old Princella Hartman on October 1, 2013 at Cedar Crest Cathedral in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Patricia Banks, right, leans over her mother Princella Hartman's casket for the last time at her funeral on October 1, 2013 at Cedar Crest Cathedral in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Clara Cole, daughter of Princella Hartman, sits in the car that will take her to the funeral of 107-year-old Princella Hartman on October 1, 2013 at Cedar Crest Cathedral in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Princella Hartman,  July 1906-September 2013

Weeks 18 & 19 at The DMN

Crew member Michel Van Hee flies in a B-29 aircraft during the McKinney Air Show on October 3, 2013 at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney. WWII veterans flew in B-29 and B-24 aircrafts. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Lee Swofford boards the B-27 aircraft during the McKinney Air Show on October 3, 2013 at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney. WWII veterans flew in B-29 and B-24 aircrafts. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

People stand under a B-29 aircraft during the McKinney Air Show on October 3, 2013 at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney. WWII veterans flew in B-29 and B-24 aircrafts. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Joe Miller, 8, looks out the top of the B-29 aircraft during the McKinney Air Show on October 3, 2013 at the Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney. WWII veterans flew in B-29 and B-24 aircrafts. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Dallas firefighters fight a three-alarm fire at the former Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre on N. Buckner Blvd on Oct. 3, 2013. Jason Evans, spokesman for Dallas Fire-Rescue, said firefighters were dispatched to 1800 N. Buckner at 3:25 p.m., and that the first arriving companies reported seeing black smoke coming from under the roof. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)    

Max Castillo, 12, left, and Marcos Chavez 14, right, walk their bikes past Dallas firefighters as they fight a three-alarm fire at the former Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre on N. Buckner Blvd on Oct. 3, 2013. Jason Evans, spokesman for Dallas Fire-Rescue, said firefighters were dispatched to 1800 N. Buckner at 3:25 p.m., and that the first arriving companies reported seeing black smoke coming from under the roof. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Former FBI director Louis Freeh, once called a “a law enforcement legend” by President Clinton, is introduced at the Renaissance Dallas Hotel on October 14, 2013 in Dallas . Freeh discussed security and terrorism issues as part of the National Center for Policy Analysis’ Hatton W. Sumners Distinguished Lecture Series. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Wendy Davis bows her head during a prayer before speaking at the Rotary Club of Fort Worth on October 4, 2013 in Fort Worth. Davis recently announced her campaign for governor of Texas.  (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

The Super Bowl Highway sign is donated on October 7, 2013 to the Salvation Army North Texas Youth Education Town in Arlington. The signs have been donated for permanent display except when the next Super Bowl comes to town, the signs must be returned for reinstallation on I-30.(Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)  on October 7, 2013 at the Salvation Army North Texas Youth Education Town in Arlington. The signs have been donated for permanent display except when the next Super Bowl comes to town, the signs must be returned for reinstallation on I-30.(Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Osso Bucco Alla Milanese, braised veal over risotto, pictured on October 16, 2013 at Mi Piaci in Dallas. Mi Piaci serves house made food including pasta, seafood, pizza, salad, cured meats and imported cheeses. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Muriel Clayton, 91, stands in front of winning items at the State Fair of Texas on October 17, 2013 in Dallas. This was Clayton's 90th year at the fair. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Muriel Clayton, 91, left, and her daughter Barbara Kuhlke look up to see new Big Tex for the first time at the State Fair of Texas on October 17, 2013 in Dallas. This was Clayton's 90th year at the fair. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Children volunteer to go on stage during the State Fair of Texas Birds of the World show on October 7, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. Steve Martin has put on the State Fair of Texas Birds of the World show for the past 25 years and this will be his last year. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Leavonte Kennedy, left, Dall Jordan, upper center, Alexander Tate, 9, lower center, and Alicia Tate, right, attend the funeral of 107-year-old Princella Hartman on October 1, 2013 at Cedar Crest Cathedral in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Stewardesses of Cedar Crest CME Church stand outside the church as Princella Hartman's casket is carried out during the funeral of 107-year-old Princella Hartman on October 1, 2013 at Cedar Crest Cathedral in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

The "range cat" walks in front of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office's recently acquired a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Tactical Vehicle on October 17, 2013. The vehicle, decommissioned from the military, will be used for active shooter situations. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

Week 17 at The DMN

The Bullard High School marching bands waits to march in the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Macie McCracken, a dog walker, brings her dogs to watch the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Big Tex is revealed for the State Fair of Texas on September 26, 2013 at Fair Park in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News) 

The Wheelie-ing Elvi prepare for the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Brian Schober, center, of the Wheelie-ing Elvi, does a wheelie before the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Noelle Huffaker's hat is adjusted by Brian Black, right, during the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Cheerleaders kick during the State Fair of Texas parade on September 27, 2013 in downtown Dallas. Groups and floats marched down Main Street on the opening day of the State Fair of Texas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Darice Yoshishige works in the missing persons lab at  the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas Health Science Center on September 24, 2013 in Fort Worth. The center has been used over the years in many high-profile cases. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Luka Perge, 6, left, and Hadley O'Donnell-Downer, 6, right, are taught by  Angela Perge, center, at homeschool on September 26, 2013 at Christa Downer's home in Dallas. Theresa O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager, and her partner Christa Downer were completely dedicated to public education and enrolled their daughter in Alex Sanger Elementary School for three years. This year, as a result of frustration, they have decided to start homeschooling their children. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Angela Perge, left, hugs Danijela Perge, 8, next to Christa Downer, right, and as they homeschool their children on September 26, 2013 at Downer's home in Dallas. Theresa O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager, and her partner Christa Downer were completely dedicated to public education and enrolled their daughter in Alex Sanger Elementary School for three years. This year, as a result of frustration, they have decided to start homeschooling their children. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Danijela Perge, 8, left, and Hayden O'Donnell Downer, 8, play BrainPOP, an educational game site for kids, during homeschool on September 26, 2013 at Downer's home in Dallas. Theresa O'Donnell, Assistant City Manager, and her partner Christa Downer were completely dedicated to public education and enrolled their daughter in Alex Sanger Elementary School for three years. This year, as a result of frustration, they have decided to start homeschooling their children. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Michael McReynolds, right, is administered a vaccine by Vanessa Nestor, left, as part of a clinical trial on September 23, 2013 at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas. McReynolds is participating in a clinical trial testing a new vaccine that researchers hope will keep his brain tumor in check. As a participant in the trial, Mike is getting the standard chemotherapy regimen as well as either a vaccine or a placebo. McReynolds' tumor has nearly disappeared with treatment. What is left  might just be scar tissue. He will continue his chemotherapy and his vaccine administrations to keep his tumor from returning. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Michael McReynolds, left, is examined by researcher Dr. Karen Fink on September 23, 2013 at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas. McReynolds is participating in a clinical trial testing a new vaccine that researchers hope will keep his brain tumor in check. As a participant in the trial, Mike is getting the standard chemotherapy regimen as well as either a vaccine or a placebo. McReynolds' tumor has nearly disappeared with treatment. What is left  might just be scar tissue. He will continue his chemotherapy and his vaccine administrations to keep his tumor from returning. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)

Princella Hartman rests her head on her hand  while playing dominos on August 14, 2013 at her home in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/Dallas Morning News)