Tianjin Lantern Festival where to see lanterns

Tianjin Lantern Festival to see the lanterns where the Ferris wheel, Maono Building, Holiday Inn, Olympic Sports Center, Huancheng Tower and the Haihe River on both sides of the city's cultural plaza. The city will also take Youyi Road, Weiguo Road and other roads and Yifeng District, Guwen Street, Wanda Plaza, Golden Street and other key areas as the focus of the "pole flag, light box flag, Chinese knot, lucky lanterns, lanterns, light show" and other elements of the city to decorate the warm and harmonious atmosphere of the festival. Phase I: January 20, 2023 (Lunar New Year's Eve) to January 27, 2023 (the sixth day of the first month). The second phase: February 4 (Lunar New Year 14) to February 6 (Lunar New Year 16). Origin of Lantern FestivalLantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. The formation of the Lantern Festival custom has a long process, which is rooted in the folklore of opening lanterns to pray for blessings. The Lantern Festival generally begins on the 14th night of the first month of the lunar calendar, and on the 15th night of the lunar calendar, the people light lanterns, also known as "sending lanterns", to worship the gods and pray for blessings. The introduction of Buddhist culture in the Eastern Han Dynasty also played an important role in the formation of the Lantern Festival. In order to promote Buddhism, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty ordered that on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, "lanterns should be burned to show the Buddha" in the imperial palace and temples. So the custom of burning lanterns on the night of the 15th day of the first month is with the expansion of the influence of Buddhist culture and Taoist culture and gradually spread in China.