Lantern carnivals and exhibitions to celebrate Spring Lantern Festival (with photos)
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A thematic lantern display entitled "Blooming Love of Phoenixes" will be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC) Piazza from tomorrow (January 20) to February 19 featuring colourful phoenixes flying with all their avian friends among peach blossoms, wishing everyone a warm and romantic Chinese New Year.
Featuring a variety of entertainment, three Lunar New Year Lantern Carnivals will be held from February 10 to 12 at Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan, the HKCC Piazza and North District Park. Details are as follows:
1. New Territories West Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival
Date and time: February 10 (Friday), 7.30pm to 10pm
Venue: Sha Tsui Road Playground
Programme: Spectacular ethnic songs and dances, acrobatic and face changing performances, Chinese folk craft demonstrations, stand-up comedy performances, Chinese music performances, folk songs, sign language and dance performances, beatboxing, bodybuilding and martial arts performances, a tea workshop, a lantern quiz corner, fortune telling stalls and lantern displays
Lantern display period: February 9 to 12
2. Urban Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival
Date and time: February 11 (Saturday), 7.30pm to 10pm
Venue: HKCC Piazza
Programme: Spectacular ethnic songs and dances, acrobatic and face changing performances, Chinese folk craft demonstrations, symphonic band performances, music performances including classical guitar solo, musical saw, harp, baroque music, folk songs and Chinese music, a lantern quiz corner and lantern displays
Lantern display period: February 9 to 14
3. New Territories East Lunar New Year Lantern Carnival
Date and time: February 12 (Sunday), 7.30pm to 10pm
Venue: North District Park
Programme: Spectacular ethnic songs and dances, acrobatic and face changing performances, Chinese folk craft demonstrations, orchestral music performances, circus performances, Cantopop music and Cantonese operatic songs performances, martial arts performances, a DIY crafts stall, a lantern quiz corner and lantern displays
Lantern display period: February 9 to 12
The Sichuan Provincial Youth Troupe of Art, supported by the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs of the Ministry of Culture, will showcase spectacular ethnic songs, dance and acrobatic performances, as well as the stunning face changing of Sichuan opera, at the three lantern carnivals. In addition, folk art demonstrations by Guangdong, Macau and local masters will demonstrate Chinese folk crafts including Foshan paper cutting, double brush calligraphy, mahjong tile engraving, piu sik (floating colours) making and lantern crafting.
The carnival sites will each be decorated with beautiful lanterns. In addition to the "Blooming Love of Phoenixes" display, the HKCC carnival will feature an installation inspired by the Chinese architectural structure of screen walls. Presented by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the LCSD, a screen wall will be decorated with three merry-go-round lanterns crafted by a local paper craft master.
The carnival at Sha Tsui Road Playground will feature lanterns depicting commercial stalls and characters of the past. In North District Park, a 5-metre-high revolving lantern and the creative "Corridor of Buzzwords" lantern displays will add festive joy to the carnival.
Apart from lantern carnivals, the programme "Youth Night" will be held at the above venues in the evening preceding each carnival from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, showcasing the energy and creativity of young people with a variety of programmes.
For more information on the above events, please call 2591 1340 or visit the website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/eo/index.html.
Ends/Thursday, January 19, 2017
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