Some Pictures from the Taipei Lantern Festival

The end of the two week period following Chinese New Year (known as Spring Festival), is marked with a final celebration known as the Lantern Festival. Unfortunately I didn't get the opportunity to venture out of the city to see the typical celebration which involves hundreds of lanterns being released into the sky, but there was a celebration a little closer to home in the Yuanshan Park area of Taipei.

The festival here was celebrated with hundreds of giant lantern sculptures, designed by various entrants ranging from university students to elementary students (or the parents of elementary school students...) all on display around a huge park area. Some of the lanterns were a lot of fun, so I thought I'd share some pictures. Happy New Year!