2012 Lantern Festival: dazzling lanterns with delicate cuisine
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 14 February 2012 11:33
How to Celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival this year has been a topic of concern for the local residents in Ningbo recently. Resources from the Municipal Bureau of Tourism said, the Lantern Day in 2012 will be highlighted by traditional elements like the lantern shows and riddle guessing as well as a number of delicate cuisines. In addition, more Lantern Festival events will be held in squares and museums downtown, not limit to temples and old towns in the past.
In Ninghai, the annual Lantern Festival carnival presents a beautiful landscape for the locals and visitors. The unique Drums and Pavilions Parade will be held in Qiantong ancient town, a town renowned in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces for its cultural flavor.
In Ninghai, the 14th day on the first lunar month, instead of the 15th day, is celebrated as the Lantern Festival, which is commonly known as "the 14th Night". Besides traditional activities like eating "yuanxiao" and watching lantern show, the local residents will enjoy the magnificent drum pavilions parade, rich-contented customs and firework displays.
From February 4 to February 12, a series of lantern fairs will be held at Wanda Plaza, Jiangbei district. From 10:00 am to 22:00 pm, visitors can participate in riddles guessing and different games while eating "yuanxiao".
Lantern Fair this year has six areas, which are the performance area, the riddles-guessing area, food service area, flower display area, exhibition area and recreation area. Riddles guessing are the highlight of this Lantern Fair. The organizers have invited more than 20 star hotels, restaurants, and more than 30 traditional snacks sellers to provide food service for the visitor
