The cute Jade Rabbit Group of Lights in the Kinmen Military Headquarters attracts tourists to take pictures.

(Photo by reporter Wu Zhengting)

[Reporter Wu Zhengting/Kinmen Report] The Kinmen Lantern Festival will be held from tonight (3rd) to 12th at the exhibition venues of "Houpu Town" such as Jincheng General Military Department, Wujiang Academy, Ximen Waiwu Temple, etc., with a height of 7 kilometers. This year's hot air balloon is the main light. According to the County Cultural Bureau, the lantern will be integrated into street corner art installations. While roaming Houpu town at night, people can also experience the colorful visual feast of traditional lanterns and LED lights.

The County Cultural Bureau stated that lighting art began to be arranged in Jincheng City last Christmas to create a festive atmosphere and continue the feeling of joy.

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Different from the long-standing practice of using animals or 12 zodiac signs as the main lights of the Lantern Festival, the County Cultural Bureau has changed this year to use a 7-meter-high hot air balloon as the main light. The people take off and head for a new journey, and they can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Kinmen while chasing after the wind.

Xu Jixin, Director of the County Cultural Bureau, said that in the historical site "Kinmen Town General Military Office" in the Qing Dynasty, there is a traditional lantern of "Kirin Xianrui" carefully crafted by the national treasure lamp artist Chen Zurong, and a "happy starting point" composed of a group of cute jade rabbits; Wu Jiang Academy has a colorful "begging turtle" lantern group, "Auspicious Rabbit Bringing Good Fortune" by the lantern students, and the magical "Auspicious Rabbit Welcomes the New Year" on the safety island of Minquan Road, and the sci-fi "Praying Tree" at Ximen Waiwu Temple. "Auspicious Guangyaodong" with white egrets in Menmen, "Fen Paradise" in Daitianfu in Dongmen, "Fulu/Lushou" in Kinmen County Chamber of Commerce, and "Pumpkin Carriage" in front of Qiu Lianggong's old house.

Xu Jixin said that in addition to the static lantern show, there will be a Lantern Festival parent-child creative market next to the military headquarters on February 4th and February 5th from 5:00 to 9:00 in the evening, inviting 20 stalls of Kinmen's local specialties and cultural and creative products, interspersed Clown magic parent-child interactive show.

From 6:20 p.m. on the Lantern Festival on February 5, shiny rabbit ear headbands will be distributed in the square in front of the Military Headquarters. The quantity is limited and while supplies last.

The climax of the event is the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Lantern Festival held at 7:00, and guessing lantern riddles later; in addition, at 7:00 p.m., the Lantern Festival Guessing Lantern Riddles was held at the Beizhen Temple Youjinmen Family Support Center, inviting folks to make the Lantern Festival together.

In addition, China Straits Publishing Group also sponsors cultural activities across the sea. From 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on February 4th and 5th, the "Scholarly Fragrant Cross-Strait Welcomes the New Year" will be held at Wujiang Academy. ", allowing children to learn about Tang poetry culture through paper-cutting activities.

The main lantern exhibited at the Kinmen Lantern Festival at the Jincheng Military Headquarters is a 7-meter-high hot air balloon lantern set.

(Photo by reporter Wu Zhengting)

In the "Kinmen Town General Military Office of the Qing Dynasty", there is a traditional lantern made by Chen Zurong, a national treasure-level lamp artist, "Kirin Xianrui".

(Photo by reporter Wu Zhengting)

The Kinmen Cultural Bureau combined with the Lantern Festival custom to exhibit the "begging turtle" lantern set at Wujiang Academy.

(Provided by Kinmen County Cultural Bureau)

Kinmen Lantern Festival visit route map.

(Provided by Kinmen County Cultural Bureau)