To celebrate Chinese New Year, there is currently a 灯会 [dēnghuì], which I will translate as "lantern show," at Yuyuan Garden (豫园 yù yuán). Yuyuan Garden is an extremely touristy area in Shanghai, with old Chinese-style architecture and tons of tiny little shops selling cheap souvenirs. The lantern show there was really cool, so I'm showing you my photos:
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| They blocked off the streets and everything. |
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| People on this bridge are waiting to see huge lanterns in the shape of the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, and other international landmarks. I didn't want to wait in the line so I didn't end up seeing them. |
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| There were SO MANY police there. Here's a line of police with the words "Hujie Security" on their uniforms. |
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| Is this Paul Bunyan and the blue ox? |
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| 吉 [jí] which means "lucky" and sounds like 鸡 [jī] which means "chicken." |
Hope you all have a good
year of the chicken! <3
