Hong Kong’s annual lantern carnivals for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival have officially opened at 3 locations. Visitors can head to Victoria Park, Tsing Yi Park, and the Piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui until October 6 to get in on the festivities, which will feature a ‘Dragon Palace on the Moon’ lantern, a 12-metre-high qipao installation, and panda-shaped lanterns.
The highlight of the Victoria Park carnival, which runs until September 18, is the qipao installation, which is part of the theme ‘Charm in the Air: Chinese Style, Hong Kong Flair’. Other attractions include displays inspired by local street food stalls, pandas, 750 small lanterns made by primary and secondary school students, and a massive phoenix with the full moon. Carnival-goers will also get to attend a Mid-Autumn Market, and Huafu Show and Mascots Catwalk shows. There will also be demonstrations of folk crafts from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, and the iconic Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance.
At Tsing Yi, where the theme is ‘A Poetic and Picturesque Night under the Moon’, the lanterns are inspired by Chinese poems, flowers, and birds. Visitors will also be able to view revolving lanterns from Foshan, and watch performances by jugglers, dancers, and roller skaters, until September 18. The centrepiece of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre display is ‘Dragon Palace on the Moon’, which has been designed using traditional paper making craftsmanship, and will be on view until October 6.
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