LensToLens | Lantern fair lights up both China's Shanghai and France's Paris-Xinhua
LensToLens | Lantern fair lights up both China's Shanghai and France's Paris
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-02-24 23:26:15
BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 -- Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 24 this year.
The lantern fair in Yuyuan Garden, one of China's national intangible cultural heritages, has been a signature cultural event among the Lantern Festival celebrations in east China's Shanghai since 1995.
The theme of this year's fair is a sequel to the 2023 edition "Adventure of Mountains and Seas," which was inspired by the ancient literature "Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas)."
This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2024 shows a view of the Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Feb. 19, 2024 shows a view of the Yuyuan Garden shopping area in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)This photo taken on Feb. 7, 2024 shows a dragon-shaped lantern during Yuyuan Garden lantern fair in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)People visit the Yuyuan Garden lantern fair in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)People visit the Yuyuan Garden lantern fair in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)People enjoy lanterns at Yuyuan Garden shopping area in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)People enjoy lanterns at Yuyuan Garden shopping area in Shanghai, east China, Dec. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)People visit the Yuyuan Garden lantern fair in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)This file photo taken in 2017 shows the Yuyuan Garden lantern fair during the Chinese Year of the Rooster in Shanghai, east China.This file photo taken in 2016 shows the Yuyuan Garden lantern fair during the Chinese Year of the Monkey in Shanghai, east China.
The year 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and France, and is also the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism.
The Yuyuan Garden lantern fair show was also held in Paris, showcasing both the beauty of China's lanterns and the charm of China's ancient literature "Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas).
People visit the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)Lanterns for the Dragons and Lanterns Festival are illuminated during its launching ceremony and preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)People visit the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)A man visits the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)People visit the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 13, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)A woman poses for photos with lanterns on display at the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)A boy looks at a lantern on display at the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)Lanterns are pictured at the Dragons and Lanterns Festival during its preview tour at Jardin d'Acclimatation in Paris, France, Dec. 14, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)■
