The 11th Puji Lantern Festival in Fucheng is lit up tonight, and crowds of people rush to take photos from the Puji Temple to the surrounding alleys.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

[Reporter Wang Shuxiu/Tainan Report] The 11th Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival was hosted by Mayor Huang Weizhe tonight.

This year's Puji Lantern Festival will be held from January 16th to February 11th. This year, artist Chen Jianzhi was specially invited to use his ingenuity to create the main lantern "Yuanyuan Rongrong Rabbit" Space Boy, which will be unveiled at Puji Temple tonight to meet everyone joyous.

In addition to the sea of ​​lights formed by 1,700 lanterns this year, Chen Jianzhi was specially invited to create the main lantern of the Year of the Rabbit, "Yuan Yuan Rong Rong Rabbit". Hands and feet are like propellers, which can bring you full of momentum and positive energy. The long and flat rabbit ears are used to observe words and expressions. I hope that in the new year, I can be in line with rabbits and rabbits in dealing with people and doing things. Face it with a calm and calm attitude, and good luck will follow.

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In addition, there is a paper-cut lantern in Paper-cut Lane with the theme of "Women Power. Beauty", inviting 55 heroines from Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Tainan Jiali, and Puji volunteers to record every bit of life with one lamp and one story. Cut out the essence of life.

In the indoor exhibition area, there is an exhibition of Wenwu Rabbit Door God creations by the famous woodcarver Liu Jinwen.

Huang Weizhe expressed his gratitude to the Puji Lantern Festival for sticking to its original intention for many years and continuing to gather local energy and vitality to develop creativity.

These painted lanterns hanging high to decorate the night sky are full of strong flavor and feelings of the year. They not only deeply cultivate the local area, but also leap to the international stage, let the world see Taiwan, show the soft power of Tainan's culture and creativity, and stick to the original intention and "be more local , more international "core purpose.

Guo Zhenhui, Director of the Tourism and Tourism Bureau, said that the Puji Lantern Festival conveys the warmth of lighting up people's hearts and the power to revitalize the place. It will also continue to cooperate with Japan's "Taiwan Festival". It is expected that 600 painted lanterns will be decorated in the Skytree venue, adding an authentic Tainan flavor to the exhibition venue.

The 11th Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival was hosted by Mayor Huang Weizhe tonight.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

The 11th Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival will be lit tonight, and the main lantern "Yuanyuan Rongrong Rabbit" will be unveiled.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

The 11th Puji Lantern Festival in Fucheng is lit up tonight, and crowds of people rush to take photos from the Puji Temple to the surrounding alleys.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival has specially planned an indoor exhibition area to exhibit the creations of civil and military rabbit door gods by woodcarver Liu Jinwen.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)

Fucheng Puji Lantern Festival has a different aesthetic during the day.

(Photo by reporter Wang Shuxiu)