https://www.23hq.com/theq629/lantern festival theq629 en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/theq629/lantern festival https://www.23hq.com/rss/theq629/lantern festival?page=2 true https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5522081 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5522081"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/5473657/5522081_7da5767ef3289e193b8a41677482cbd2_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This plaque explains the giant goat I saw in Taichung Park last summer (<br /> http://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/4691533). It was the main lantern for a Lantern Festival last year of the goat.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5522081 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:36:53 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5444321 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5444321"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937341/5444321_579b79aca435ad0ea750e047c6f4ca5c_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5444321 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:04:12 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435038 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435038"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937360/5435038_d0f1bbc921dba67ea8b70e10bb945d2d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435038 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435036 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435036"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937314/5435036_b6be370215495c7f2a067acf8d9678b7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The Tiger Reunion on the main stage.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435036 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:01:12 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435035 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435035"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937316/5435035_85bdad436af68e84f30f15016e8211cc_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435035 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:02 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435032 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435032"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937383/5435032_344222fe8d0bb95128154a393bbab680_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A singer, apparently Yang Pei An, on the main stage.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435032 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:58:53 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435030 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435030"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937332/5435030_c08df1d1963aadab8e9ac6fff5434ce8_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>An area to hang wishes.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435030 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:45 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435029 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435029"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937368/5435029_c89169f40044910242c0edbddde95233_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"2 tigers are running fast with the fortune to celebration", apparently refering to a song called "2 tigers".</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435029 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:10 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435028 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435028"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937310/5435028_28a27fbf72ae06c46ebddf73fcfe18b6_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Splendid 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo is waiting for the visit", apparently Journey to the West.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435028 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:47 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435025 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435025"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937323/5435025_714ba431b10e2125a9f0805c10a7c361_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435025 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:35 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435024 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435024"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937375/5435024_979810c97cad75d5e76e0025117a37e8_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Clouds as the riding by fully energy to the New Year", including a tiger pirate ship.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435024 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:48 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435023 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435023"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937385/5435023_d94f2ad3497ee905e406f0fdcf92a49a_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This lantern seems to be a robot defeating H1N1.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435023 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:51:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435021 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435021"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937300/5435021_f62e88eaa2471ef324dfa23745b532c8_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The flower fairies for the Flora Expo, here seen flying through space (I think).</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435021 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:33 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435020 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435020"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937339/5435020_f292162ecda230fa3d8aae60f3e78aa4_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The Canada lantern in the Flora Expo section at the Taipei Lantern Festival. There were a number of these country lanterns with a landmark and representative plant.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435020 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:49:30 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435003 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435003"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937329/5435003_0e293a9c43a1cd2e8b8a0a4956c833fe_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>One side of Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall. The walkways around it had more traditional lanterns.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435003 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:26 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435000 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435000"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937367/5435000_9970e09dd9c15a4869b459297dd51126_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"The crowd tigers amuse the flowers to celebrate the Festival"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5435000 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:15 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434995 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434995"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937347/5434995_8c2f5429ce96c7c8f10b2a934801d2fc_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The display by day.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434995 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:36:53 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434994 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434994"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937326/5434994_4a7f8770ad2d4d2276d4cc6f8b8aa24b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The main display again.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434994 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:35:12 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434992 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434992"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937319/5434992_64a32468c6b8d83eb00b8e040cd01eed_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Five tigers are greeting the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434992 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:34:02 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434990 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434990"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937309/5434990_09d8992b771b5eef7cd1f2e05f43da96_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Macau got a fairly large display for some reason.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434990 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:59 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434989 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434989"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937380/5434989_ab3beb2107f9c10c25fe59d07938b097_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434989 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:31:54 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434987 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434987"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937352/5434987_22878473794f1e23383e606c7f213de7_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The Orchid Fairy holds a blue vase symbolizing the coming of peace and blessing. She rides the Orchid Elephant. "The Orchid Elephant looks the world with its tender eyes."</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434987 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:36 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434986 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434986"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937344/5434986_f73bf48ceb28d4da1688be8d3728bead_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Greeting tiger blessed with the wealth and good fortune in four seasons"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434986 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:19 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434985 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434985"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937302/5434985_f7bf6cbe35707cf253f784313cb976c1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Crouching tigers are greeting, and the faries are singing the song of spring"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434985 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:28:13 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434984 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434984"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937326/5434984_a74a8b5e90efda4c152d7ef573f132f5_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This is a lineup to cross the street.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434984 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:26:58 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434983 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434983"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937309/5434983_7118b918b41e22eea4c48ff4d57bcb97_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The end of the display, at the Ren-ai circle.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434983 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:25:47 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434980 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434980"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937375/5434980_6c2220fd3b5df2d192c55c1f253b0ae9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Part of the light display along Ren-ai road, which was mostly flags with corresponding landmarks and flowers.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434980 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:24:40 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434979 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434979"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937339/5434979_a46fe27dccab659a4474c00923451c01_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Everything as your wish is like the tiger with wings"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434979 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:23:24 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434974 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434974"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937357/5434974_90e54bb7903ad34b3ef9b6d8037a7b06_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This lantern should have a title, but I don't remember which it is.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434974 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:22:20 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434971 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434971"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937305/5434971_6716cd9e9d268aeed7870ec3e502ddb1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The main display of the Taipei Lantern Festival going on. Here mega Hoki rotates slowly while music plays, the fountains in front of him do various things, lights from the other side of the park project through the fountain and onto the hall (behind the view here), flames shoot out on the edge of the fountain, and there are spot lights and fireworks from City Hall in the background. They can also project images and text into the fountain and make a strip of water burn. This happened every half hour for much of the day, although the fireworks were not usually included. Note that all the little lights at the bottom are camera screens.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434971 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:15 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434968 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434968"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937312/5434968_02131e170aef4b50b342d62301c6200d_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434968 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:20:09 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434966 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434966"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937309/5434966_049a0fba9d0f9b7b05ad8b846ab77cc7_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>A corner of Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434966 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:18:52 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434965 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434965"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937327/5434965_e44575ee415c33212b6bd0ce44599f5c_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434965 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:53 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434964 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434964"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937295/5434964_e2e8ad05476b40eaee6f61a6993cb95d_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434964 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:16:28 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434962 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434962"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937375/5434962_2af98bce7aa13aa7ba96b50aea6dc54b_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Taipei City Hall during one of the light shows, which projected moving images on the front of the building.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434962 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:18 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434960 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434960"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937388/5434960_d49c27d71ab23778c6a4c6fb2baf247b_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434960 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:09 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434959 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434959"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937312/5434959_d0c46d6ddec9169c5be07f821a5a3d06_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>The Lily Boy (aka "the fairy of lily") holds a lily symbolizing good luck and rides the Lily Lion, who is decorated with the Taiwan wild lily.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434959 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:12:45 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434958 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434958"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937336/5434958_ccd13fbd7dbcb14d5ef85734d503af15_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Performers on the smaller stage.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434958 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:39 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434957 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434957"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937308/5434957_a21d01400a15b9eab3ac33a4bb50bf72_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall during the festival.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434957 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:31 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434956 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434956"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937299/5434956_a17dc2b0785a2470721144579125d4a1_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>Opposite the Wizard of Oz display, this side of the plaza is apparently "the Utopia" by Tao-Qian.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434956 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:23 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434953 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434953"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937337/5434953_8c65c6fb2af3e67c83b83bf8a1fee095_standard.jpg" width="345" height="460" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>This side of the plaza in front of City Hall and the main stage was Wizard of Oz themed.</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434953 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:08:15 GMT https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434951 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434951"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/4937369/5434951_efd1c95e366643d8bfe840e5d10fb4f9_standard.jpg" width="460" height="345" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>"Water Margin - Wu Song kills tiger"</p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/theq629/">theq629</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/theq629/photo/5434951 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:07:06 GMT