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What are the activities of Xiamen Lantern Festival

2023 Xiamen Fantasia Lantern Festival activities are: walking horse lanterns; guess lantern riddles; folk cultural and creative bazaar, garden tour.

1, horse lanterns:

On the night of the Lantern Festival, every household is decorated with lanterns, of which "horse lanterns" are the most popular among men, women and children. "Horse lanterns" inside and outside the two layers, static and dynamic combination, the inner layer is cylindrical, carved hollow, painted with myths and legends, dream stories, dancing dragons and horses, etc. Figure Guest, on the windmill to turn, in the pillars, under a needle, next to the point of candles or oil lamps, relying on the flow of hot air to move the windmill to rotate the inner layer of the pattern cycle of rotation, and the shadow thrown into the immovable outer, lively and dynamic, full of emotion and movement, the outer layer of the lantern. Vivid and lively, full of motion.

2, guess the riddles:

Activity site fire red lanterns hanging high, a festive atmosphere, some people stop in front of the riddles meditation, some people with friends laughing and joking ...... activity site is lively and extraordinary. The activity launched more than 3,000 riddles are original, novel theme, rich meaning, close to life.

3, folk cultural and creative bazaar, tour park:

Xiamen Lantern Folk Cultural Festival activities will be Minnan characteristics of folk culture empowered cultural and tourism new landmarks - the sea world, fashion interpretation, wonderful temple fair, creative lighting, a good show, interactive tours tide to play the cultural and creative, to infuse new vitality into the business district, to promote the revival of the consumer market

Xiamen other fun places:

1, Gulangyu Island and Xiamen Botanical Gardens:

Gulangyu Island is an area of 1.78 square kilometers of small islands, and Xiamen across the Heron River. Because there is a two-meter-high reef on the beach in the southwest of the island, there are caves in the reef, whenever the tide rises, the waves hit the reef, the sound is like a drum, people say "Gulangshi", Gulangyu Island, so it is named.

2, around the island road:

Many friends to Xiamen is rushed to come to the island road to see the seascape, around the island road 43 kilometers, two-way 6 lanes. Locals call it five-color road: blue sea, golden sand, green grass, red runway, gray highway. There are numerous attractions along the way, such as Hulishan Fortress, Coconut Wind Village, International Convention and Exhibition Center, and Wuyuan Bay. Cycling around the island on the road is a very great experience.