The 15th and final day of the Chinese Lunar New Year festival is today. It is known as the Lantern Festival. I went to a park in the late afternoon to take photos of the lanterns. A "temple fair" atmosphere takes place at the park, which is something like a county fair. There was cotton candy, dart throwing at balloons, toys for sale and food.
The photos above and below are, believe it or not, lanterns. At dusk, the lights will be turned on and these will glow. These are huge, like parade floats. In the photo below, even the white building with roof tiles is part of the lantern.
Below are small battery-operated plastic lanterns. Kids carrying them around on sticks to light their way.
The crowds after dark will be so thick that you can't move. That's why I went during daylight hours. It's easier to take photos during the daytime too.
Lots of cheap junk is for sale at the fair.
Lots of lanterns, big and small, decorate the park.
More lanterns.
Besides the cotton candy, I didn't see much food like what you'd see at a county fair in America. They had lots of sweets, nuts and grilled meat sticks. This guy is grilling squid on sticks.
Fireworks are going off. Hopefully it will end at a decent hour. The local kids go back to school tomorrow.
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