What is the origin, form and activity of Jiaxing Nanhu Lotus Lantern Festival?

A large-scale folk activity with the theme of "watching the South Lake Lantern Festival and enjoying the water town customs"-

The Lotus Lantern Festival reproduces the grand occasion of setting off, watching and enjoying the lanterns in Jiaxing Lotus Festival. "Lotus Lantern Festival" is one of the key activities of Nanhu Boat Culture Festival. It is a famous brand of Boat Culture Festival and a classic program full of Jiaxing folk culture and water town customs. The "South Lake Lotus Lantern Festival" has a large scale, and the activity area covers South Lake, the river around the city and the main blocks. The Lantern Festival will invite folk lantern manufacturers from Zigong, Jiangsu, Jiaxing, Sichuan and other places to show folk lantern art with lotus lanterns of different sizes and styles as the theme. During the activity, cultural activities will be held in different activity areas, such as tea tasting, poetry painting, singing opera, solve riddles on the lanterns, singing social opera, etc. These activities have strong local flavor and are deeply loved by people.