Singapore celebrates the opening and lighting ceremony of the Mid-Autumn Festival (Photos)

Singapore recently hosted the opening ceremony and lighting ceremony of the Chinatown Autumn Festival celebrations to welcome the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Singaporean President Nathan came to the scene as a guest and flew with other government officials to write a good wish. As the colorful kongming lanterns rise to the sky, the lanterns of several streets of Chinatown are lit up together, colorful and dazzling, and the entire neighborhood immediately bursts into a joyful atmosphere. In addition to the high-hanging lanterns above the street, there are realistic squats and lanterns at the intersection of the main streets. There are 38 elaborate lanterns on the lawn in the middle of the road, full of lights. Mythological color. The lighting ceremony attracted local residents and foreign tourists from all over Singapore, and the surrounding area was crowded with water, in order to feel the festive atmosphere of the festival.

At the opening ceremony, a total of 28 dragons came to cheer, and about 700 performers presented 23 different styles of literary performances for the guests and the audience. The organizer also invited the Japanese performing group to perform a giant lantern show for the first time this year. It is understood that the celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival held in Chinatown will last for one month.

In addition to the Chinatown, the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, held on the Singapore River for the first time, also held a lighting ceremony on the evening of the 13th. Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Huang Gencheng, together with the leaders of the organizers and other government officials, hosted a lighting ceremony for the Lantern Festival. At night, hundreds of colorful and beautifully designed lanterns are dotted with sparkling river water to create a festive atmosphere.

There are 7 sets of gorgeous giant lanterns in the lantern festival. Among them, the "Rolling Dragon Pole" lantern is a 35-meter-long Xianglong around a 12-meter-high red pillar. When the light is on, it not only shines on the estuary, but also the faucet can spray water on the river, reflecting the vitality of the Singaporean people and the economy. . The "Ocean World" lanterns show people a colorful ocean world. The dolphins leaped out of the water; angel fish, guppies, seahorses and other marine creatures vie for beauty; the beautiful water plants swayed in the waves, presenting a happy and peaceful atmosphere. The other theme of the giant lanterns is "Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon". The lotus lamp with a diameter of 12 meters has a dancing cymbal, a 7-meter-high lighthouse "Qiong Chunyin" and a moonlight. These lanterns were produced by 20 craftsmen from Zigong County, Sichuan Province, and the materials were shipped from China to Singapore.

There are also 100 colorful lanterns with different shapes on the lantern. These lantern shapes, most of which are taken from the homonym of the pronunciation of the hundred names, are creative and interesting. For example, the "Zhu" surname is matched by a pig-shaped lantern; the squid lantern refers to the "Yu" surname; the antelope-shaped lantern is matched with the "Yang" surname; the deer-shaped lantern represents the "Lu" surname; the Phoenix lantern represents the "Feng" ";and many more.

During the Lantern Festival, street performances such as jazz, Chinese music, face changing and acrobatics will be held along the Singapore River. Among these performers are 35 students from the Chongqing Art Institute of China. Other programs include a romantic event called "The Ship's Expressive Speed", a family barbecue, a lantern chess show, a riddle, a thousand-person dance, and a thousand-person old song, a new song, and other activities to make people feel this tradition. The warm and lively atmosphere of the festival.
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