Where is the strongest New Year's flavor in South Shanghai? The Xinzhuang Lantern Festival cannot be left unmentioned! Tonight (February 5th),The 2024 Xinzhuang lantern will be lit up, groups of lanterns of the Year of the Dragon with different shapes shine on the streets of Xinzhuang.
According to reports, this year's Xinzhuang Lantern Festival chose the starting point of the birth of the dragon - Fuxi's "one painting to open the sky" and the story of creating the dragon totem as the design concept, and at the same time continued to scatter the theme lanterns in previous yearsXinzhuang's business district, along the main road and Chunshen Lake SquareIt is convenient for citizens to enjoy the lanterns and take pictures.
Preview of the lantern festival
Lantern Festival Time:
February 6 to February 26 (20 days in total).
Illumination time:
During the lantern festival, 18:00-21:00 every day
Lantern Festival Location:
Main venue: Chunshen Lake Square (intersection of Li'an Road and Xiubo Road).
Sub-venues: CapitaLand Minhang Commercial Center (No. 6088 Humin Road), Zhongsheng World** (No. 5001 Dudu Road), Humin Road District** (No. 6258 Humin Road).
2024 Xinzhuang Lantern Festival map
Note: Chunshen LakeThere are three water curtain laser fountain shows every day
The highlights of the Xinzhuang Lantern Festival are the first to see!
Both sides of Li'an Road.
Xinguang Boulevard
On both sides of Li'an Road, the lawn is lit up by the rhythm of program lights, and Xinzhuang plum blossom lanterns and poems are hung on the trees to guide visitors into Chunshen Lake Square.
Chunshen Lake Square
Fuxi opens the sky
On the main venue, Chunshen Lake Square, there are lantern groups of different shapes for the Year of the Dragon, waiting for everyone to check in.
Fuxi takes the body of a python, the head of a crocodile, the horns of a buck, the eyes of a tiger, the scales of a red carp, the legs of a monitor lizard, the claws of a goshawk, the tail of a white shark, and the whiskers of fin whales, creating the totem dragon of the Chinese nation, from which the descendants of the dragon come.
Dragon dance to pray for the New Year
The dragon is recorded in the historical literature ** The time of the present is very early, and the "dragon dance" contains "the wind and rain are smooth to the country and the people", and the original meaning of "praying for the year". People fantasize that the dragon is in charge of the rain, and they want to pray for the dragon with a dragon dance, so as to keep the wind and rain smooth and the grains abundant.
Long Cheng intangible cultural heritage
An inheritor of intangible cultural heritage crochet is teaching a young dragon to learn the word "Fu", and behind him stands a huge 100-year-old ginkgo tree ...... MinhangThis work is the first prize of the second "Xinzhuang Lantern Festival" theme lamp group design competition.
Blue and white dragon treasure
The lamp group is inspired by the cloud dragon pattern plate porcelain of the Song Dynasty, and the combination of Xin Bao and blue and white is the shape of the dragon baby, and the New Year blessings are sent with a cute and agile attitude, and visitors can also play **pedaling.
Ssangyong soars
The "Double Dragon Soaring" lantern group is the winning work of the second "Xinzhuang Lantern Festival" theme lantern group design competition. The arrival of the soaring and supernatural Twin Dragons symbolizes auspiciousness and beauty, as well as new hopes and opportunities. Visitors can freely walk through the lantern passage and enjoy the brilliant lights.
love
This year's lantern festival coincides with Valentine's Day, and visitors can interact with each other to take photos and check in.
Xinnian wishes
The lantern group "Xinnian Wish" is built from a plum tree in Xinzhuang, and visitors can not only take a group photo, but also leave blessings on the prayer belt hanging on the tree.
Chunshen Lake
Arowana blessed
On the surface of Chunshen Lake, the lantern group "Arowana Blessing" uses dragons, fish, lotus flowers and other elements to create a New Year atmosphere. "Arowana Blessing" is gorgeous and atmospheric as a whole, the flowers bloom and stalk, and the dragon goes out to sea, sending New Year's blessings to visitors.
Lakeshore decoration
The 300-meter-long spectacular shore scenery is waiting for you to enjoy the 300-meter-long dragon series.
Water Curtain Fountain Show
In addition to the beautiful lanterns, a 30-meter-wide and 10-meter-high water curtain has been built on the surface of Chunshen Lake, which is magnificent, with clear images and gorgeous colors, and can also be matched with the smoke of the light fountain, so that everyone can feel the experience of "fairyland".
Xinzhuang business district
Xinlong welcomes spring.
Located in CapitaLand Minhang Commercial Center, the lantern group "Xinlong Welcomes Spring" is the second prize work of the 2nd "Xinzhuang Lantern Festival" theme lantern group design competition. "Xin Long" represents the image of the dragon, while "Yingchun" represents the arrival of spring. In the new year, Xinzhuang will usher in the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, but also welcome the arrival of spring, bringing new hopes and opportunities.
Well probe the dragon.
The lantern group "Well Exploration Dragon" is the work of the second "Xinzhuang Lantern Festival" theme lantern group design competition, which is placed in Zhongsheng World**. The lantern is a dragon depicted in myths, legends and allusions, and is endowed with an image of affinity, expressing that at the arrival of the New Year, even if the weather is cold, the dragon hidden in the groundwater will poke its head out of the wellhead made of traditional blue bricks, bringing blessings to everyone.
Humin Road
Ryoma spirit
A Xin Bao dressed in a dragon costume held a festive lantern to send New Year blessings to everyone, and all vehicles could feel this strong festive atmosphere.
Reminder:
If you need to park at the main venue (Chunshen Lake Square), you can park at the nearby Xinzhuang Weijing Impression City (No. 1507 Qixin Road).
Reporter: Tang Yuli of Xinzhuang Rong ** Sub-center.
Contributed by Xin Xiangrong.
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