“The Chinese Lantern Festival will be a first for Central New York, a first for the newly opened New York Experience Festival Park and will really add to the cultural fabric of Upstate New York – this is going to be a win-win for everyone.” “What a great way to say hello to Spring,” said Acting Fair Director, Troy Waffner. The entire display takes about four weeks to assemble. These unique illuminations will be created in China for the event, then assembled into vibrant displays of animals, flowers, Springtime and Chinese symbols. The artisans building the exhibits learned their craft from parents, family members.īeautiful brightly lit lanterns will be on display along a walkway designed delight and entertain. Lantern making is a tradition, primarily a family tradition, a skill handed down generation to generation. When festivals originally began, the lanterns were all silk lanterns, lit by candles. Chengdu is where giant pandas are bred.Ĭhinese Lantern Festivals started thousands of years ago as a way for Chinese families to come together, celebrate spring, and hope for the upcoming prosperity of the new year. The majority of the Tianyu Arts artisans building the lantern sculptures are from the Chengdu capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province. The show at the NYS Fairgrounds will be the tenth show Tianyu has produced in the US. They produce and organize lantern shows in China, Europe, Australia and the United States. The festival is assembled by Tianyu Arts & Culture from Zigong, China. Food and drink will be available as well as demonstrations of Chinese traditional crafts including palm weaving, edible sugar dragons and Chinese paintings of visitors’ names. The daily entertainment will feature Chinese dancers, acrobats, face changers. The Chinese Lantern Festival will be open every day but Mondays, starting at 5 p.m., and include a 30-minute entertainment show focusing on Chinese culture. “It’s a perfect time to enjoy an outdoor event again,” he said. ![]() “This is a feast of lights and color at a time when the weather in Upstate New York begins to change,” said Annette Peters, Advance Media New York Vice President for Marketing. As the days get longer, this colorful Chinese Festival will open in a freshly renovated area of the New York State Fairgrounds, from April 14 to June 24. A festival of color, light and Chinese culture will come to Upstate New York this spring.Īttendees of the first Chinese Lantern Festival in New York State will stroll along a meandering path surrounded by unique works of art that light up the night.
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