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Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010 was closed

Risa Harada — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:21:37 +0000

In the countdown sound of the citizens, lasting 8-days’ 2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival was closed at yesterday (March 7) 22:30, the main theme lantern, “Good Fortune to Taiwa ” was lighted last time, left a good memories for everyone.

Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010 attracted 4 main newspapers from Japanese , and many journalists who came from South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore and Malaysia, India and the Philippines, China, Germany, Britain, the United States, Australia, about 100 international media visits to Taiwan, has also attracted 20000 over foreign tourists.

Lai Se Zhen who was The minister of tourism in Taiwan, said her closing speech, she was very sorry about the 2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival opening ceremony fireworks occur an accident (view the Taiwan Lantern Festival accident) , she hopes the injured will speedy recovery.

Taiwan lantern festival 2010 is closed

This year’s Taiwan Lantern Festival has received a total of more than 4 million tourists, the Lantern complex will continue showing the lights for the Taiwan citizens.

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The Chinese Lantern and The Snow in Beijing Lantern Festival 2010

Risa Harada — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:50:42 +0000

February 28 2010 is the Chinese Lunar New Year Lantern Festival 2010, after the evening, snowflake fell from leaden sky, many fancy lantern which were used to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival were covered with the snow, that form a very fantastic scene. The Beijing citizens still went on the street to view the Lanterns despite the snow. Let’s follow these pictures bellow to enjoy the fantastic scene of the Chinese lanterns and the snow in Beijing Lantern Festival 2010.

The Snow + The Chinese Lantern = ?

Many traditional Chinese Lanterns and the snow

Tian'anmen Square was in the snow

The lovers hold up an umbrella in the snow to view the Beijing Lantern Festival 2010

The Beijing citizens were preparing the Lantern Festival

The Beijing citizens still went on the street to view the Lanterns despite the snow

Chinese arch Lantern display in the Snow

The Beijing street is decorate with lanterns and coloured ribbons.

many supermarke take the opportunity to hand out the umbrella with their logo.

The fireworks is an important and a large part of the Lantern Festival

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2010 Taiwan Lantern Festival opening ceremony fireworks occur an accident

Risa Harada — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:35:50 +0000

The fireworks is an important and a large part of the 15-day long New Year celebrations which called Lantern Festival. Unfortunately, the fireworks occur an accident in the opening ceremony of 2010 Taiwan Chiayi Lantern Festival.

February 28, 2010, fireworks accidentally shot into a crowd of revellers who were celebrating the 2010 Lantern Festival opening ceremony in Taiwan Chiayi, about 33 people were burnt. Seven people remained in hospital on Monday, wishing them a speedy recovery.

It’s the first time there had been any injuries in the 21-year history of the Taiwan Lantern Festival, taking place this year in Chiayi city in the south of Taiwan.

Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010

The fireworks constractors said that the causes of an accident was by the damp weather, some fireworks launchers exploding cause the angle changed, he will pay enough compensation for the injuries.

The accident video from a Taiwan citizen:

ZD YouTube FLV Player

Another video about this Taiwan Lantern Festival an accident:

ZD YouTube FLV Player

At last, I must say when you are in in a crowded place like the opening ceremony of Taiwan Lantern Festival, please be careful your surrounding and keep safety.

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Auckland Lantern Festival 2010 take place at Albert Park

Risa Harada — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:59:09 +0000

Now Chinese Lantern Festival has already became a Chinese cultural exchange programme in the world, 2010 February 26-28, a large celebration of Chinese Lantern Festival has been take place at Albert Park in New Zealand Auckland (Albert Park is located beside The University of Auckland is accessible from Victoria, Kitchener, Wellesley and Princes streets in the central city. ). Most of the fancy lanterns were made by the lantern-craftsmen in Zigong in the western Chinese province of Sichuan.

Auckland Lantern Festival 2010 shows:

Chinese Lantern Crafts - Let you know how to make a traditional Chinese Lantern
Chinese Folk Music from Mongolian - Chinese Mongolian Rock musician performs. Something related: Chinese Lantern Festival Music.
Rolling Lantern dance - Some actors come from east China’s Zhejiang Province perform this folk dance.
A great variety of Chinese fancy lanterns – Which were made from the Chinese fancy lantern hometown – Zigong.

Some pictures in Auckland Lantern Festival 2010:

A lantern display show some thing about Chinese elements

This sheep and cow show the feature of New Zealand

These folk dance actors come from east China's Zhejiang Province

Many citizens view lanterns in Auckland Lantern Festival 2010

A woman chooses a handing lantern

A lantern display from Zigong

Zigong arch Lantern

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Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010′s going is good

Risa Harada — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:22:37 +0000

According to Taiwan’s “Central News Agency” report, Taiwan Lantern Festival 2010 will take place from Feb 28 to Mar 7 at the Chiayi Park of Chiayi City. And the other place also have many Lantern Festival activities in Taiwan, “Tourism Bureau” estimates that there will attract more than 150,000 tourists come to Taiwan to view the fancy lanterns.

taiwan tiger lantern

Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, with the efforts of Taiwan Tourism Bureau for many years, great achievements have been made in the travel programs of Taiwan Lantern Festival.

Many off-island medias visited Taiwan, and wildly reporting on the Lantern Festival 2010. About more than 150,000 visitors who from all over the world will travel to Taipei, Chiayi, Tainan, Taitung to enjoy the Taiwan Lantern Festival activities 2010.They estimate that foreign exchange earnings from tourism hit more than NT 3.6 billion, and the worth of media reports may be more than one billion yuan.

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Photography tips in the Lantern Festival

Risa Harada — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:16:37 +0000

The Chinese Lantern Festival haven’t reached yet, many Chinese lanterns have been lit up in the parks of every Chinese city. But many residents were complaining about it’s too hard to take a photograph of the lanterns displays well, the photograph is too dim.

Many booth keeper seize the opportunity to push the sale of their snapshot service. But the price is too expensive at this time. A kindly photographer put forward a tips that when you are taking a photograph of a person who in front of the lantern display ,

you have better keep the ISO to 800
turn the aperture of a camera to minimum value.

dragon lantern

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Zigong Lantern Festival
Lantern Festival customs

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126,000 tourists have toured Zigong Lantern Festival in 6 days

Risa Harada — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:42:24 +0000

126,000 tourists have toured 16th Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival from the Chinese new year first day to the 6th day, about 70% of the tourists were outside Zigong, and the admission income was about 4.03 million yuan.

Many Zigong local citizens join the volunteers to taking part in the show by spontaneous. A lot of tourists have a group photo taken to mark the occasion with the volunteers.

zigong lantern festival kids

There are two and a half hours of theatrical performances everyday, and a total of more than 3,000 performers will did their usual party piece of Chinese folk activities.

This is the Lantern Festival which is the most large-scale and full of participation since the beginning of Zigong Lantern Festival history.

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Zigong Lantern Festival 2010 received 3 records from Guinness Book of World Records

Risa Harada — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:42:42 +0000

New Year’s Day evening, the headquarters of Shanghai Great World Guinness awarded 3 certificates to the 3 large-scale lantern displays of the Zigong Lantern Festival 2010 in Zigong colorful Lantern Park, their names are “First wall“, “Salt city“, “The best tiger in the world“.

The lantern displays of Zigong lantern festival 2010 had considerable bulk, the Chinese lanterns crafts and subject matter were more progressive than previous years.

I think it show the determined of Zigong government who want to develop our Lantern Festival industries. So here were many foreign dignitaries who were invited to Zigong Lantern Festival 2010 that will be able to help us in the further.

The best tiger in the world - lanterns displays

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Three large-scale Chinese Lantern Festivals will hold in Hongkong

Risa Harada — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:48:17 +0000

When Chinese all in the festal mood of Chinese new year, Hongkong has done the preparation of the three large-scale Chinese Lantern Festivals.

Today, the Hong Kong government announced that Hongkong will hold three large-scale Chinese Lantern Festivals to celebrate Spring Lantern Festival from February 26 to 28.

The first Chinese Lantern Festival will start at Tseung Kwan O Po Tsui Park from 26 , the entrance of park will place 9 Peacock Lanterns to greet visitors, and the gold ingot, fortune prosperity longevity lanterns can increase festive atmosphere.

The second Chinese Lantern Festival will take place at the Tai Temple Playground of Cheung Chau Pak from February 27th, the theme is the about HK local culture: parade of floatsand, fish lanterns and so on.

The last Chinese Lantern Festival will hold at Ko Shan Theatre and Ko Shan Road Park from February 28, There will prepare a shadow-picture lantern named ‘Hustle and bustle in Spring Festival’ which is 7 meters high.

hongkong

And the Chinese Lantern Festival “Spring and fortune for you” has opened at the HK. Cultural Center Piazza, the lanterns use “auspicious animal,” dragon, phoenix, unicorn and the tortoise as its theme, that will last until March 21.

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Romantic Lantern Festival in Shanghai Yu Garden

Risa Harada — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:30:28 +0000

2010, the first day of the lunar year is the romantic Valentine’s Day, and the Lantern Festival is the Ancient Chinese Valentine’s Day, so that many couples arrived Shanghai Yu Garden to enjoy the both of Valentine’s Day and Lantern Festival.

couples in Shanghai Yu garden lantern festival

They hold up an umbrella, walk in the wet and hand flowers, look so romantic. In the Square, a variety of Hydrangea becomethe young men’s favor. Though it is raining, young people still throw Hydrangea in the square, Shanghai Yu garden is full of laughter.