Lantern Festival

Visitors paint Chinese opera masks at a special celebratory event held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 4, 2023.

"I'm trying to get a grasp of the Chinese culture, exposing myself more to this ... I think right now is a good opportunity for us to learn more about our culture," said Angela who came to the event with her mum. I really want to enjoy this activity, and try those that I haven't tried before," Sepulveda said. We'd love to have far more Chinese and international visitors." A visitor paints a Chinese opera mask at a special celebratory event held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia on Feb. Visitors paint Chinese opera masks at a special celebratory event held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia on Feb.

Chinese lanterns and dragon street lights adorn Chinatown in Manila as a way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. STAR / Miguel De Guzman. MANILA, Philippines — ...

The lanterns symbolize letting go of the past year and welcoming a new year with brand new hope and a positive disposition. Likewise, it officially marks the end of the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations. The entire Chinatown will be festively decorated with colorful Chinese lanterns.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which is on February 5, 2023. The traditional festival signals ...

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People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, Feb 4, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua].

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People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 4, 2023. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of ...

The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 5 this year. Various folk cultural activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming festival. This aerial photo taken on Feb. Folk artists perform dragon dance in Chenggu County of Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. People watch lion dance performance at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. Children guess lantern riddles at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. People watch dragon dance performance at the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. People perform lion dance in Tancheng County of Linyi, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. Folk artists holding fish-shaped lanterns perform at Shexian County in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. People perform dragon dance in Qianyuan Town of Deqing County in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. Students take part in a bamboo dance at a primary school in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, Feb.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring ...

Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. Watch this episode of Festive China to learn about what you should do and eat on the day. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year.

SYDNEY, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- As the Chinese Lantern Festival is approaching, a special celebratory event is held in Australia's National Maritime Museum over ...

(Xinhua/Bai Xuefei) A visitor (1st R) consults staff members about a special celebratory event held at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Australia, Feb. I think right now is a good opportunity for us to learn more about our culture," said Angela who came to the event with her mum. I really want to enjoy this activity, and try those that I haven't tried before," Sepulveda said. We'd love to have far more Chinese and international visitors." 4, 2023.

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 26 this year. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring ...

Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, which is Feb 5 this year. [Celebrate the Lantern Festival with China Daily](/a/202302/05/WS63df064ba31057c47ebacf39.html)

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. 4, 2023. A fair was held in Nantou ...

Tourists visit a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb. A fair was held in Nantou ancient town to celebrate the upcoming Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. A kid is pictured at a Lantern Festival fair held in Nantou ancient town in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, on Feb.

Zigong City in southwest China's Sichuan Province has a long-standing history of making lanterns. And the annual lantern show there boasts the number one ...

And because of this quality, our lights are able to travel out of the country, to tell colorful stories from modern China." And the annual lantern show there boasts the number one light show in all of the world. And there you have it, a half-finished rabbit, almost ready to hop in the grass. Not even the catchlight in the eyes is overlooked. It made its name as the 'city of a thousand lights.' To be fair though, there are more than a thousand, many more. Small lights became lights, and static lights became moving lights that tell a story."

To mark the Lantern Festival, traditional Chinese culture events featuring paper cutting, martial arts, and calligraphy got introduced to local school ...

Mark Sullivan, secondary school principal of the school, said they fully supported the Chinese culture event initiated by the students who are passionate about their roots and culture. "We are very proud of the cultural link to the country that we live in." [Students celebrate Lantern Festival with culture workshops](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df72ffa31057c47ebacfa8.html) [Homegrown jetliner brings aviation fever, prosperity to mountainous area](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6ec3a31057c47ebacfa4.html) [Tibet sees foreign trade up 14.6 pct in 2022](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6c8ba31057c47ebacfa0.html) [Insights of Longhui county](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6609a31057c47ebacf9b.html) [Senior Party official of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps under probe](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6338a31057c47ebacf97.html) [Senior political advisor of Hunan under probe](//www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/05/WS63df6295a31057c47ebacf93.html) A big fan of traditional Chinese culture, Li said the event was a good way to celebrate the Lantern Festival and to enable her fellow students to have close contacts with the Chinese cultural heritage. At the event called Chinese Festival at the Beijing City International School, traditional Chinese cultural performances and workshops displaying Chinese-style hanfu clothing, tea ceremony, and traditional Chinese medicine technique of acupuncture held Friday were warmly received by the students, both the Chinese nationals and the international ones. Moreover, a small charity bazaar in the meanwhile was held at the event and some intangible cultural inheritors were invited to demonstrate their artworks or skills to the participants on site, according to Li Jiayi, an 11th grader of the school who planned the festival event.

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- A seven-day temple fair opened in south China's Guangzhou City on Sunday, which marks China's Lantern Festival, ...

Winter sports have sustained their popularity one year after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and they have become a new way for people to celebrate the Lantern Festival. In Qinhuangdao City, north China's Hebei Province, tourists had fun skiing on the slopes during the festival. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. I'm happy my family had a two-mintue reunion moment on the platform," said Liu. It's the first time I have eaten yuanxiao with sesame filling. I hope the new year will be full of happiness for my family," Yang said.

The lanterns are traditional Chinese lights that are launched into the air and constructed of paper or oiled silk. During the festival, the Uposatha day of ...

[Ti Yin](/topic/ti-yin), the deity of the [North Star](/topic/north-star), was said to be involved. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The lanterns are often crimson to denote wealth. [Emperor Ming](/topic/emperor-ming), which coincided with the expansion of Buddhism in [China](/topic/china). Children hold paper lanterns during the The [Chinese Lantern Festival](/topic/chinese-lantern-festival)will be observed on February 5, 2023.

TAIPEI: The chilly and damp weather is no deterrent to locals and visitors alike who thronged the city's metropolitan area for the annual Taiwan Lantern ...

"The goal is to quickly recover to more than 50% of pre-pandemic levels of about six million people in 2023 and to 11.86 million visitors in 2024," he added. "The secondary lanterns also showcased a technological style, different from the traditional lantern and reflecting the spirit of the annual festival moving from traditional to innovative," he said. "To speed up recovery, relevant departments, county and city governments, and the tourism industry will work together to encourage more international tourists to arrive in Taiwan. It is reaching the end of winter in Taiwan and the days have been often wet and cold with frequent showers. Many people came with an umbrella in addition to their jackets and rain boots and posed with the lanterns even hours before the official launch last night (Feb 5). TAIPEI: The chilly and damp weather is no deterrent to locals and visitors alike who thronged the city's metropolitan area for the annual Taiwan Lantern Festival 2023, which made a comeback to the city after 23 years.

TAIPEI: The celebration of 34th Lantern Festival at the capital here, today, signifies Taiwan's return to pre-pandemic normalcy, said Taiwan Tourism Bureau ...

"This signifies that Taiwan's return to normalcy. There will be more than 300 exhibits and 12 administrative lantern areas, with an exhibition area of 168 hectares, making it the largest lantern festival in recent years. The Taiwan Lantern Festival was first created by the Tourism Bureau of the Transportation and Communications Ministry in 1990.

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) The Taiwan Lantern Festival officially kicked off Sunday in Taipei, returning to the capital for the first time in 23 years with ...

The Taiwanese Black Bear is endemic to Taiwan just as the Amazona Versicolor is endemic to St. Another work carrying an immigrant theme is "The River of Memory" created by Filipino artist Mark Lester Reyes and Light ARTS, Lab. Rd., near some of the MRT Blue Line stations. The lantern showcases the Formosan Black bear being carried by the Amazona Versicolor, also known as the Saint Lucian Parrot. Sunday, according to Taipei's Department of Information and Tourism. 19 with innovative lanterns that feature various themes, such as the Chinese zodiac, animals, mythology, and international friendship.

Over 300000 people gathered at Tainan's Matsu Luermen Temple for annual event after two-year hiatus | 2023-02-05 12:23:00.

(Tainan City Government photo) The Mayor of Tainan, Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲), presided over the event, where he whipped a paper-mâché effigy of an ox as a symbolic gesture for prosperity for the year ahead. In Tainan, an annual fireworks show and spring ritual known as “Welcoming the Spring Ox” (迓春牛) took place at the Matsu Luermen Temple, drawing an estimated crowd of over 300,000 people on Saturday (Feb.

The 2023 Lantern Festival Gala, held by China Media Group (CMG), kicked off at 8 p.m. on Sunday to mark the end of the 15-day Spring Festival celebrations, ...

This culture, like the opera artists' chanting, has been passed down for thousands of years. The 2023 Lantern Festival Gala, held by China Media Group (CMG), kicked off at 8 p.m. The performance depicted the festive scene of reunion during the Lantern Festival.

This year's Chinese Lantern Festival is being honored with a Google Doodle as celebrations commence on Sunday, February 5.

The Lantern Festival is called Yuan Xiao Jie in Mandarin Chinese as Yuan means ‘beginning’ and Xiao means ‘night’. Hence why it is referred to as The emperor called off the attack, believing the village to already be burnt to the ground. Last year, the Lantern Festival fell on February 15. [two weeks after Lunar New Year is celebrated](/en-gb/2023/01/23/meaning-behind-lunar-new-year-of-the-rabbit-2023-explained/). [Google Doodle](http://hitc.com/en-gb/topic/google-doodle) marks the festival with a special lantern-themed illustration in countries such as the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and more.

People watch lion dance performance during the Lantern Festival celebration at Petaling Street of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb. 5, 2023.

5, 2023.

The 2023 Lantern Festival Gala aired by China Media Group on Sunday night highlighted a number of technological innovations in an array of dancing and ...

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A wide range of recreational activities were held at the town themed on the culture of the Yin Ruins in Anyang of Henan province to mark the Lantern ...

From surging tourism orders and movie box office during the Spring Festival holidays to rising spending on festival products and food for Lantern Festival, ...

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar, also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations. Seen from a larger context, the consumption boom is one of the positive signs that signal a sound economic recovery in China this year. Yue said that local governments are trying to make up for the losses caused by anti-virus curbs and push economic work back to the normal track by promoting real economy and employment. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb 5 this year. Local governments in China are also beefing up efforts to stimulate economy. The tourism site was crowded with people with almost every restaurant having a long queue of customers waiting for tables.

The average daily sales of tang yuans jumped to about 100,000 from 60,000 as the Lantern Festival approached, according to Ningbo Tangtuan, a store in ...

During the Lantern Festival’s week, sales of frozen tang yuan doubled, according to data from takeaway giant Meituan. Tang yuan sales on Hema Fresh started to increase from a week before the Lantern Festival. This year, low-sugar and low-oil tang yuans gained popularity.

Children interact with lion dance performers in Lucun Village of Balidian Town, Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 5, 2023.

Visitors pose for a photo during a lantern fair at Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. This photo taken on Feb. Visitors look at lanterns during a lantern fair at Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. Lantern fairs and light shows were held to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. Tourists look at light installations during a light show at Beijing Expo Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5 this year. Tourists take a selfie at a lantern fair at Jinjiang amusement park in east China's Shanghai, Feb. Tourists visit a lantern fair at the Fuzi (Confucius) Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. This aerial photo taken on Feb. Various events are held across the country to celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. Local people of Taijiang County attended a "Wulong Xuhua" competition on the eve of the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on Feb. People celebrate the Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, with various traditional customs across the country.