Chinese Lantern Festival, Pingxi, Taiwan

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; lantern festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. Pingxi, Taiwan. 28/02/2010.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, coinciding with the full moon. Pingxi, Taiwan is the sight of the Sky Lantern Festival. Sky lanterns are made from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell. People write their wishes on the lantern and set it alight. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern and the lantern soars skyward. Once the flame uses up all its fuel, the lantern drifts back to the ground.

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; lantern festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. Pingxi, Taiwan. 28/02/2010.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, coinciding with the full moon. Pingxi, Taiwan is the sight of the Sky Lantern Festival. Sky lanterns are made from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell. People write their wishes on the lantern and set it alight. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern and the lantern soars skyward. Once the flame uses up all its fuel, the lantern drifts back to the ground.

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; lantern festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. Pingxi, Taiwan. 28/02/2010.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, coinciding with the full moon. Pingxi, Taiwan is the sight of the Sky Lantern Festival. Sky lanterns are made from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell. People write their wishes on the lantern and set it alight. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern and the lantern soars skyward. Once the flame uses up all its fuel, the lantern drifts back to the ground.

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; lantern festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. Pingxi, Taiwan. 28/02/2010.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, coinciding with the full moon. Pingxi, Taiwan is the sight of the Sky Lantern Festival. Sky lanterns are made from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell. People write their wishes on the lantern and set it alight. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern and the lantern soars skyward. Once the flame uses up all its fuel, the lantern drifts back to the ground.

Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; lantern festivals are an important part of Chinese culture. Pingxi, Taiwan. 28/02/2010.

The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, coinciding with the full moon. Pingxi, Taiwan is the sight of the Sky Lantern Festival. Sky lanterns are made from oiled rice paper on a bamboo frame, and contain a small candle or fuel cell. People write their wishes on the lantern and set it alight. When lit, the flame heats the air inside the lantern and the lantern soars skyward. Once the flame uses up all its fuel, the lantern drifts back to the ground.