Due to the epidemic, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival in 2121 was not held, but this year the Qinhuai Lantern Festival will be re-lit, which is highly anticipated. This year's Qinhuai Lantern Festival will be displayed in Confucius Temple, Laomendong and Bailuzhou, and will be lit on February 4, 2121 (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month). When did the Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Nanjing begin

Because of the epidemic situation, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival in Confucius Temple during the Spring Festival of 2121 chose to turn off the lights. This year, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival will be re-lit, and will be exhibited in Confucius Temple, Laomendong and Bailuzhou, and will be lit on February 4, 2121 (the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month).

Qinhuai Lantern Festival will have to wait for a while, but the Lishui Lantern Festival is already on, so friends who want to watch it can have a quick look. Lantern viewing location

In previous years' lantern festival, oranges would first look at the scenery belt of Qinhuai River, play in the Great Hoonji Ruins Park, climb the scenic belt exhibition area of the Ming City Wall, taste the Qinhuai cuisine in Laomendong, walk to the core scenic spot of Confucius Temple, and see the prosperous scenery of Zhaobi, Tianxia Wenshu, Dacheng Hall and Jiangnan Gongyuan, and finally enter Bailuzhou Park.

Bailuzhou Park is an excellent place to enjoy the lanterns at the Qinhuai Lantern Festival every year.

Bailuzhou divides the Qinhuai River into two waterways. From Confucius Temple, you can follow the waterway until you reach here. I think hundreds of years ago, people would enjoy the lights in this way. Introduction to Nanjing Qinhuai Lantern Festival

Qinhuai Lantern Festival, also known as Jinling Lantern Festival or Confucius Temple Lantern Festival, is said to have started in the Six Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. According to legend, during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered lanterns to celebrate the peace with the people.

There is a saying in Nanjing: "If you don't go to the Confucius Temple to watch the lights during the Chinese New Year, it means that there is no Chinese New Year; If you don't buy a lamp when you go to the Confucius Temple, it is equal to not having a good year. " It is enough to show the importance of Qinhuai Lantern Festival in the hearts of Nanjing people.

In the long river of history, more than 1,711 "years old" Qinhuai Lantern Festival infiltrated the elegance and temperament of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Many famous people in Nanjing history, such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Cao Xueqin, have an indissoluble bond with Qinhuai Lantern Festival. Qinhuai Lantern Festival can also be seen in famous works handed down from ancient times, such as A Dream of Red Mansions and the Map of Southern Metropolis.

Up to now, the large-scale lantern festival held by Confucius Temple in Nanjing every year from the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival has been held for more than 31 years, accompanying friends in Nanjing from childhood to adulthood.

The Lantern Festival is the climax of the Jinling Lantern Festival, and the best place of the Lantern Festival is the Confucius Temple and other places. "Capital Records" records: "The lantern market is dominated by Shuiqiao, Pingshi Street and Confucius Temple."