Where to have fun during the Lantern Festival in Shijiazhuang?

The fun places to visit during the Lantern Festival in Shijiazhuang include the Tumenguan New Year Lantern Festival, the first Panlong Lake Lantern Festival in Yuanshi County, and large-scale live performances at Zhengding Garden Expo.

1. Tumenguan New Year Lantern Festival

Tumenguan Post Road Town is located in Bailuquan Township, Luquan District, Shijiazhuang City. It has restored the prosperity of the dry dock of Tumenguan Post Road in the old days. As Xue Baoxiang, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, shouted "The auspicious time has come, light up the lanterns", various lanterns in the scenic area lit up.

2. The first Panlong Lake Lantern Festival in Yuanshi County

The main venue of the Lantern Festival is located at the Binhu Square on the north bank of Panlong Lake in Yuanshi County, and the branch venue is located at Yuanshi Night Banquet Special Commercial street. More than a hundred sets of lanterns will be lit at the venue to create a colorful effect, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in a sea of ??lights and feel the charm of changing light and shadow.

3. Large-scale live performance in Zhengding Garden Expo

The large-scale immersive live performance "Memory of the Millennium Ancient City·Welcoming the New Year" was wonderfully staged in Zhengding Garden Expo, in a festive and peaceful atmosphere. The festival brings a visual feast.

Lantern Festival Customs

Lantern Festival. Making lanterns is a traditional festival custom during the Lantern Festival, which began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the style of lighting became popular in all dynasties and was passed down to later generations. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the climax of the annual lantern and fireworks display.

Walking on stilts. Stilt walking is highly technical and lively and diverse. Because the actors on stilts are taller than ordinary people, it is easy to watch from far and near, and the ease of movement is no different from a movable stage, so it is deeply loved by the masses.