on the first day of the holiday, more than 10,000 tourists visited the park to enjoy the "beijing color" lantern show, which presented a wonderful scene
2024-10-02
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during the national day holiday, the "beijing color" lantern festival located in the garden expo park presented a colorful festive feast to beijing citizens and tourists. photo by beijing daily reporter liu ping
during the national day holiday, the "beijing color" lantern show located in the garden expo park lights up the capital, becoming the top cultural tourism activity in the capital, providing citizens and tourists with a colorful festive feast. on the first day of national day, more than 10,000 tourists entered the park to share the lantern scene, appreciate the traditional beauty, and pray for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
as night falls, when you walk into the garden expo, the lights are brightly lit, shining like a starry river, like a colorful and splendid picture of a prosperous age. nine themed areas and more than 200 sets of lanterns are hung high, welcoming tourists from all directions.
in the festival theme area at the entrance of gate 3, the most popular area is gathered in front of groups of large lanterns. tourists are wandering in the sea of lanterns, and everyone's face is filled with happiness. a "welcome gate" with bright red as the main color has become a must-see spot for many families to take photos. two 30-meter-long dragons soar from both sides. this is also the largest and longest lantern gate in beijing. .
"look at the camera, one, two, three, smile! then change your expression!" passing through the dragon gate, citizen sun yuping happily took selfies with a family of young and old. "it's so photogenic, every picture looks good!" walking to the "flower clusters" lighting group , the sight of hundreds of flowers blooming and birds singing at the foot of the great wall made her admire again. the child was the most excited, trotting along with the luminous lantern he just bought.
sun yuping came to the lantern festival once during the mid-autumn festival. before this national day holiday, her sister from wuhan took her children to beijing for a trip, and she specially "revisited her old place" to show them. the "beijing scenery" lamp set is full of details, vividly presenting the urban culture and scenery of old beijing: the grandfather on the roof is playing the huqin, the child is shaking the cattail leaf fan with bare feet, the neighbor is waiting for tea... every detail is it shows the cultural heritage and urban temperature of beijing. "i also want to visit the alley!" the child's suggestion was immediately approved by his family.
shi yu, a citizen who lives in tongzhou, also made a special trip with his daughter to attend the "beijing color" lantern festival for the second time. in front of the "garden city" and "green waters and green mountains" lighting groups, she and her daughter talked about the concept of "lucid waters and green mountains are mountains of gold and silver"; the "light of the central axis" lighting group and the "eight scenes of yanjing" lighting group presented the great land of beijing. the gleaming scene is an excellent area to showcase the achievements of the beijing national cultural center; the "age and time gate" lighting group presents an arch of time spanning more than half a century, making her feel like she has returned to her childhood, feeling the light and shadow. the progress of the times brought about by technological innovation... "we must cherish the beautiful life our motherland has created for us!" shi yu sighed to his daughter.
as the scenery changes, tourists celebrate the prosperity of the motherland together. in front of the "i love you china" lantern group located in the jinxiu mountains and rivers theme area, many tourists held up national flags and stopped to watch. the 15-meter-long and 5-meter-high giant lamp set has a huge five-star red flag as the background, supplemented by peace doves, flowers and other elements. the lampposts such as "magnificent mountains and rivers", "peaceful country and people's peace" and "brilliant culture" are very eye-catching, expressing their love for the motherland. deepest blessings.
zheng ying, 72, who just came to beijing from her hometown in anhui province, was very excited as she held her wife's arm. "we are farmers who grow rice at home. our lives have been getting better and better over the years. we have spare money to travel. i am so happy from the bottom of my heart!" the old couple grinned happily in front of the five-star red flag lantern group.
the lantern festival not only has bright lights, but also 150 catering shops covering time-honored intangible cultural heritage delicacies, state banquet delicacies, and internet celebrity delicacies, as well as cultural activities such as intangible cultural heritage lion dances, local opera singing in local gardens, "seven days of opera", and hanfu parades. let everyone celebrate the national day amidst the rising fireworks.
