Fuzhou can watch lanterns in Cangshan District, Mawei District and Fuqing District.
1. Cangshan District
The 2023 Lantern Festival will officially kick off on January 20 (the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month), and the lighting time will last until February 5 ( The fifteenth day of the first lunar month), the lighting time is from 17:30 to 22:00 every night.
In order to create a peaceful and festive atmosphere during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival in Cangshan District, Cangshan District has been set up in Cangqian Park, Cangqian Road, Yantai Mountain Park, Yantai Mountain Block, South Station Sunshine World and Olympic Sports Sunshine World The light group, with the theme of "Showing the Minjiang River, Full of Fortune", adopts the form of light show and atmosphere layout, traditional light group and modern light sculpture, and complements each other through the light tower and river projection, creating a multi-level linkage between the air and the ground. , three-dimensionally presenting bright lighting effects, adding new color to the night scene on the south bank of the "Heart of Minjiang River".
2. Mawei District
The 21st "Two Mawei Lantern Festival in the Same Spring" Lantern Festival in 2023 will be officially turned on on New Year's Eve, and the event will last until February 6 (the tenth day of the first lunar month) 6), the lighting time is from 18:30 to 21:00 during the event.
The theme of this lantern festival is "Forging ahead in the new era, sharing the same roots and realizing the dream," with Dongjiangbin Park as the main exhibition area. Large lanterns will be arranged from Fuzi Square to Chunzi Square; boats; The political characteristic cultural and historical district is the secondary exhibition area, and a certain number of light groups are also set up.
In the main exhibition area in Dongjiangbin Park: cute rabbits, festive red lanterns and other large themed lanterns attracted many passing citizens to stop and watch.
Among them, the large lamp group located in the central section of the famous city of Dongjiangbin Park is particularly eye-catching. The lamp group has a "lucky" rabbit shape on the top, with saddle wall shapes of three lanes and seven lanes on both sides, and Matsu in the middle. The shape of Thean Hou Temple.
3. Fuqing City
Fuqing Lantern Festival will be held from January 31 to February 10 (the tenth to twentieth of the first lunar month).
The theme of this lantern festival is "Excellence Beyond Fuqing". The event location is set on both sides of the Liqiao to Yurong Bridge. Each park, farm, and town street selects a landscape node along the Longjiang River, each with a Group theme lights group.
This Lantern Festival themed lantern show will fully display the image of Fuqing. By combining the lantern show with culture, it will reflect local customs, humanities, intangible cultural heritage, etc., thereby conveying the central idea of ??harmony and auspiciousness.
Introduction to lanterns
Hua lanterns are also called lanterns. Lanterns are a traditional folk craft of the Han nationality that originated in China. In ancient times, their main function was lighting. They were made of paper or silk as the outer skin of the lanterns. The skeleton was usually made of bamboo or wooden strips, with candles or light bulbs placed in the middle to become lighting tools. . Influenced by Han culture, lanterns are also quite common items in temples in many countries in Chinese Asian areas.
Lanterns are cultural products of China’s traditional agricultural era and have both life functions and artistic features. Lanterns have been an important entertainment culture of the Han nation for thousands of years. They entertain gods and people. They not only have the function of "Nuo opera" to reward gods, but also have the value of entertaining people. In modern society, they are hung more often during the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and other festivals. May the festive day be graced with splendor, and pray for peace.
The above content is referenced from Baidu Encyclopedia - Lantern