【Encounter the New Year】Lantern show lights up for Spring Festival in Shijiazhuang City

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【Encounter the New Year】Lantern show lights up for Spring Festival in Shijiazhuang City

During the Spring Festival holiday, the Wanlimiao Lantern Festival lights up the Wanlimiao Pedestrian Street in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province. In the night, various lively lanterns become a unique cultural landscape that lights up the city. Citizens here enjoy lanterns, delicious food, and intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, experiencing the unique charm of traditional culture.

During the Spring Festival holiday, the Wanlimiao Lantern Festival lights up the Wanlimiao Pedestrian Street in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province. In the night, various lively lanterns become a unique cultural landscape that lights up the city. Citizens here enjoy lanterns, delicious food, and intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, experiencing the unique charm of traditional culture. The photo shows the lantern "Awakening Lion and Celebrating the New Year"(醒狮贺岁)。 — The photo shows the lantern “Awakening Lion and Celebrating the New Year”(醒狮贺岁)。

The lantern "Great Sage Facing the Sky" （大圣临苍）has attracted many visitors with its magnificent design. The lantern is about 8 meters long and 9 meters high, with a main body shape of a half body of Sun Wukong, showcasing the charm of Chinese traditional culture and the combination of modern technology. — The lantern “Great Sage Facing the Sky” （大圣临苍）has attracted many visitors with its magnificent design. The lantern is about 8 meters long and 9 meters high, with a main body shape of a half body of Sun Wukong, showcasing the charm of Chinese traditional culture and the combination of modern technology.

The lantern "Goddess of Wealth and Flower" (富贵花神) are also popular among tourists, and every flower blooming on the lanterns symbolizes beauty and prosperity. — The lantern “Goddess of Wealth and Flower” (富贵花神) is also popular among tourists, and every flower blooming on the lanterns symbolizes beauty and prosperity.

Many tourists take photos in front of the lantern “Fish Every Year” (年年有鱼), symbolizing harvest and happiness.

During the lantern festival, there are traditional Chinese opera and intangible cultural heritage performances.

There are also stalls selling handicrafts at the lantern festival, and the mini version of lanterns are very popular.

A wishing wall is set up at the lantern festival, attracting tourists make their New Year’s wishes.

Photo taken by Emily.

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