![]() Would you pick someone from Savannah, the Bronx, Austin, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles or New Orleans? It'd be impossible. Imagine trying to select a single American culture to represent the entire country. I've not seen many in real life, but was wholly fascinated by the Golden Gate Park Windmill in San 's stunning!Įven some of the musical artists in one of the displays appear to represent various cultures, but of course there are many cultures within China. Also, when I was a kid, my family followed certain Dutch traditions around the holidays.I still have no idea how that got started in my family, but it was fun.Īnd I've always loved windmills. I personally like this exhibit, tulips being my favorite flower. There may be a tie-in to the country, but I'm not familiar with any windmills in China. Have fun exploring!Īs you explore the lanterns on display, you very quickly realize that they don't all represent China. ![]() Perhaps there are 25 installations or exhibits, but there are hundreds, if not thousands of individual lanterns! There were parts that we walked through and around a few times.lots to see and from many perspectives. ![]() If you've read that there are 25 lanterns at this Chinese Lantern Festival, that's just not true. He's definitely the star of the show and everyone enjoyed him.even a rather talented dancing toddler who gave his own performance immediately in front of us from one of the side walls where we were sitting. The Erhu performer is also a pop singer and enthusiastically offers a pop song in Chinese, with only two discernible English words." Oh, baby". and again at 9:00 p.m., with ample seating.ĭon't expect a Broadway performance, but I do think the Erhu(Chinese Violin or Chinese Fiddle) portion of the show is 's amazing to hear such a wide range of sound coming from an instrument with only two strings! The Festival includes nightly cultural performances at 7:00 p.m. The colors are incredibly vivid and we could not have asked for better weather the night we went! There was a great crowd, but it wasn't at all "too" crowded, and the guests were from all over the country and from all over the world! This is truly an international event! You can see it, too, through Sunday, January 15, 2017!Ĭhinese Lantern Festival 2016 | Centennial Olympic Park | Photo: Travis S. It's lighting up Centennial Olympic Park like I've never 's quite spectacular! The 200-foot dragon is particularly amazing. I recently went to the Chinese Lantern Festival with my friend Nikki.
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