Date: 2008-2-7~2008-2-25
Time: after 6pm
Tickets: see description
Tel: 63559999
Venue: Yuyuan Garden
Address: 218, Anren Rd./安仁街218號
Tel: 021-63282465(In Chinese)
The Lantern Festival is held on the fifteenth day of the Lunar
New Year and it is customary for the Chinese to display lanterns
for protection and blessings on this day. Although the tradition of
making one's own lanterns and walking along streets are no longer
practiced, breathtakingly scenic Yuyuan holds an annual lantern
festival worth a visit. Admire the brilliance of lanterns in all
shapes and sizes whilst strolling through this charming traditional
Chinese garden. The festive delicacy of tangyuan, or yuanxiao
(glutinous rice dumplings), can be found in shops here too.
This year, a 4.5-meter tall King Mouse lantern will be built and
displayed in the center of the garden to usher in the Year of the
Mouse, along with other smaller lanterns. The lantern festival will
be bigger than in previous years with lanterns adorning neighboring
streets of Lishui road, Fuyou road and Old Shanghai Street too.
(Shanghai Daily February 3, 2008)