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Lantern Fair

Risa Harada — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:01:33 +0000

Lantern fair is a traditional event in Chinese main festival: the Chinese new year, the Chinese Lantern Festival, the Midautumn Festival, or other festivals.

The name of Lantern Fair

Lantern fair also named lantern festival, lantern carnival, lantern display.

The activities of Lantern Fair

Lantern fair is very similar as the folk event temple fair, thousands of people can join the large activity for some reasons like an important festival, an abundant harvest and so on. The venues for the events often decorate with lanterns and coloured ribbons, in the lantern fair the kinds of lantern is the most important element. Chinese people will bring their family view the beautiful lantern in the venues, baskining the love of their famil.

The different between lantern fair and temple fair

The different between them is that the lantern fair‘s purpose is usually for hoping their family reunion be happy throughout the year, and the temple fair is for a the religious significance. Another different point between them is the venues, the venues of the temple fair is usually near a Chinese temple, contrary to it, the lantern fair can take place in every any large flat area.

The develop of lantern fair

Lantern fair is only a grand worship festival at first, after the development of economic and the needs of people’s communication, it became a full of commercially valuable and folk culture’s grand activity.

Lantern fair in other country

Lantern fair became culture carrier in the recent year, many places near the China-town will held the lantern fair every years, for example the Canada Toronto Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival, Singapore Lantern Festival 2005

Lantern Fair Picture

This picture is my photo which bring back from the Zigong Lantern Festival 2010 this year. I think it is the most beautiful lantern in the world.

the beautiful lantern in lantern fair this year

You might like the Dragon Lantern in the lantern fair.

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Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

Risa Harada — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:38:03 +0000

Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010 is from 28th of February to 7th of March , 2010. It takes place next to Chiayi Park, ChiaYi City.

About Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

The 15th day of the first lunar month each year, known as “Yuan Xiao”, is one of the three major traditional festivals in Taiwan. It is also the first festival celebration after the start of the Lunar New Year. Special events include the Taiwan Lantern Festival, Pingxi Heavenly Lanterns, Taitung Bombing of the God Handan, the Beehive Rockets of Yanshui, the Taipei Lantern Festival, and traditional celebratory temple rituals. The Discovery Channel’s “Fantastic Festivals of the World” program also strongly recommended the Taiwan Lantern Festival as one of the world’s best festival events. Since 1990, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau has organized the Taiwan Lantern Festival, and this year, the festival enters its 21st year. The centerpiece of the event is a giant theme lantern modeled on the Chinese zodiacal animal of the year, accompanied by subsidiary lanterns and special lantern areas such as the Hope & Wishes lantern section, the Fun-Filled lantern section and many others, all of which successfully display the art of lantern-making. During the official opening ceremony, performing groups from Taiwan and overseas enliven the festivities.

Program and Schedule of Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

Lantern Rehearsal – 2010.27th.Feb Saturday
Opening performances – 2010.28th.Feb Sunday
Lantern Lighting Ceremony – 2010.28th.Feb Sunday
Lantern Extinguishing & Closing Ceremony – 2010.7th.Mar Sunday

Special offers for international tour groups

Tour groups visiting Taiwan during the Taiwan Lantern Festival (February 28 to March 7) will receive the official Taiwan Lantern Festival Hand-Lantern and the 2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival Eco-Friendly Cup.
Tours visiting the Taiwan Lantern Festival will also receive assorted Chiayi local specialty products.

Dm of Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

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Main theme lantern area desin concept of Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

The main theme lantern named “Good Fortune to Taiwan”, this theme, chosen by Prof. Tseng Yung-yi, incorporates the Chinese character “fu” or “good fortune” both for its direct auspicious meaning as well as its homonymic proximity to “hu” or tiger – the Chinese zodiac animal for 2010.

Combining both traditional, high-tech and local cultural elements, the main theme lantern depicts a tiger leaping over a rainbow bridge as a symbol of coming good fortune. The abstract design also depicts the mountains of Chiayi (this year’s festival host) and the sunrise and cloud formations of Alishan. The installation is paired with two cute tiger cub lanterns, adding a feeling of family happiness to the propitious theme.

The lighting display uses 3D photography techniques developed by the Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories at Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute, as well as internal and external lighting displays coordinated with music. Mirrors and partial reflectors further add to the high-tech effect of the display.

Six Stages of the Lantern Lighting in Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

Good Fortune to Taiwan – Heaven’s blessing of good fortune to the people of Taiwan
Auspicious Chiayi – The light of fortune shining on the Chiayi area
Resplendent Lanterns and the Moon – The brilliance of the decorative lanterns and the moonlight on the night of the Lantern Festival
Peace on Earth – Wishes for the peace and safety of the world
Celebrating 99 Years – Welcoming spring and economic recovery in the 99th year of the ROC
Halcyon Days – Songs of joy for the prosperity of democratic society

Secondary Lantern Areas of Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

Lucky kylin – The kylin is a mythical animal said to bring good luck. This lantern brings the spirit of the kylin to the 2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival along with the hope of peace and prosperity. It also reflects the local culture of the host city Chiayi with its unique cochin ceramic-like design.

Dragon and Tiger prayers for fortune – in traditional Chinese lore, dragons soar in the heavens and tigers roam the earth. Invincible brothers, they come together in this lantern to depict a scene of power and courage under the rising sun, the vitality of the world, and the wish for the peace and prosperity of Taiwan.

Soaring phoenix – The phoenix is a legendary divine bird. It is also a symbol of good luck and brilliance as well as king of the birds. With the power to tame the chaos of the world. Here the phoenix sings a song of good omen for Chiayi and the people of Taiwan.

Leaping tortoise – In a legendary tale. A school of carp swims up the Yellow River and attempt to leap over a waterfall called the Dragon Gate. Those who succeeded turned into tortoises and then into dragons. This lantern depicts three tortoises undergoing this metamorphis. Symbolizing the delication to work for a better future.

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There has another Lantern Festival in Zigong, it’s is very amazing too, each of Zigong Lantern Festival and Taiwan Lantern Festival has its advantages.

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2000 6th

Risa Harada — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:43:34 +0000

The 6th Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival started from January 28, 2000 to April 2 in Zigong. The Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival this year received more than 60 million viewers, the ticket sales about 6.1 million yuan, advertising and investment income about 2 million yuan, it achieved a good economic and social benefits.

Tian'an men Lantern complex

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1998 5th

Risa Harada — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:02:43 +0000

After the 4th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1994. Four years later, the 5th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival started 21 January to 9 March1998 , lasted 48 days. This year Zigong has received Chinese and foreign guests about 80 million, trade turnover reached 2.39 billion yuan.

This is the highlights lantern in this year, the Aoshan lantern, you can see a Ju-ao was carrying Guanyin, crane, Dragon and phoenix. This lantern complex was composited by more than 2,000 kinds of lanterns, it’s 26 meters long, 15 meters wild, and 13 meters high.

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Aoshan lantern - Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1998 5th

Panorama view - Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1998 5th 2

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1994 4th

Risa Harada — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:07:03 +0000

1994 January 21 to March 13, lasted 41 days of the 4th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1994 came to an end.
The 4th Zigong Lantern Festival received a total of 800,000 tourists trips, the direct economic income of 400 million yuan. Economic and trade activities reached a total turnover of 1.4 billion.

Major achievements of the 4th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1994

Established the image of the southern lights city
Made the outcome of economic and trade transactions
Expanded the influence of external
Enhanced strength of Zigong Lantern Festival exhibited overseas

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1991 3rd

Risa Harada — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:15:58 +0000

Base on the experience from the 2nd Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival, the 3rd Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival was lager scale than before. It open in February 5 1991, close in march 11, lasted thirty-four days.

The International Dinosaur Lantern Festival this achieved remarkable results in economic and trade fairs mainly in:

In this session, the Chinese Lantern Fesitival exhibited 182 large-scale lanterns and 2500 palace lanterns, including 22 lanterns came frome America, Canada, Japan, Singapore, England, Russia, Italy, Hongkong etc., which attracted viewers more than 1,300,000. At the same time, Zigong held a lot of activites, such as “seven colour” Large-scale performance, mass theatrical performances weeks，a series of programs rehearsed by Group of Sichuan Opera Show joint Song and Dance Ensemble Troupe, Circus. It was received widely welcomed by the masses. And the elegant style of the National Invitational Exhibition of Chinese ink painting has attracted wide art lovers.
To use the lantern as a medium for raising funds from domestic and foreign, achieved remarkable results. Total turnover of the economic and trade fairs throughout the more than 1.8 billion yuan.
Well-known at home and abroad into a new stage of renowned Chinese and foreign
Commercial, food service industry have a new start.
Opened up the lantern light show of new art and territories

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1988 2rd

Risa Harada — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:04:30 +0000

After the 1st Lantern Festival open in 1978, ten years later, The 2nd Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival was held in Zigong People Park in February 1st, 1988. There were 78 exhibitors, more than 30 large-scale color archs, 100 larger-scale lanterns and 3000 palace lanterns in the Exhibition. This session’s spirit is “To grow the economic with culture, to combine the economic with culture”. This Lantern Festival was a force for urban economic development and culture.

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1978 1st

Risa Harada — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:45:00 +0000

The 1st Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 1978 starts from January 10, 1978, exhibiting about 50 days. For using the lantern as a medium for making friends with people, to revive the economy. Changing the traditional Lantern Festival into a new integrated activities.

This session of the Lantern Festival, there were about 84 enterprises and individuals, many friends from Japan and America donated their lanterns for this exhibition. During the Lantern Festival, Zigong Lantern Festival organized 30 trade fairs, received about 30000 Businessmen from other cities of China. Total turnover 56,888 million Yuan goods.

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2009 15th

Risa Harada — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:08:29 +0000

After the 14th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2008 , 15th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2009 created many classical lantern complex which would display again in 2010 Zigong Lantern Festival. We can easily find that Zigong lantern crafts have a great breakthrough in this year. I hope you have a good mood after view these Lantern Festival pictures.

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Or you can review the 15th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2009 pictures below:

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2008 14th

Risa Harada — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:54:11 +0000

After the 13th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2007, 2008 Summer Olympics held at Beijing this year. For this reason, the 14th Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2008 made many lanterns about the symbol of Olympic and mascots of the Olympic Fuwa in the Lantern Festival, these pictures shot in the daytime, you can find the lanterns were not only made in the Zigong colorful lantern park but also in the whole street of the Zigong city in the Lantern Festival.

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Zigong Dinosaur International Lantern Festival 2008 14th pictures:

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