Related News
Luck lanterns fly high for Taiwan
By Yang Jian |
May 12, 2010, Wednesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
THE Taiwan Pavilion yesterday held a "good fortune" blessing ceremony for its smooth operation at World Expo 2010 Shanghai by releasing 40 multimedia lantern images on a globe-shaped screen.
Flying lanterns for good luck is a traditional island custom and 40 people from both the mainland and Taiwan took part in the ceremony.
About 3 million people from Taiwan are expected to visit Expo, said Wang Chih Kang, chairman of the Taipei World Trade Center, the organization responsible for the pavilion.
Most will come in July and August during the summer school holidays.
The 658-square-meter pavilion can accommodate 4,000 people a day. Groups of 40 people will be admitted to the pavilion to watch a 4-minute movie about Taiwan's scenery and wildlife as well as participate in repeats of the lantern-flying ceremony.
Visitors can choose their blessing words, such as "The Whole Family is Well" and "Being in Love Forever" and then push a button to raise the lantern which will carry the words.
Pavilion organizers are still canvassing for the remaining 30 percent of its 200 million yuan budget (US$29.3 million), Wang said.
Eight groups from both the mainland and the island, including some amusement parks, have indicated interest in buying the building after the Expo, he added.
Intending visitors need to get entry reservation tickets at the entrance each morning.
The pavilion - whose theme is "Mountain, Water, Heart and Lantern" - has outlines of the island's Mount Morrison and Mount Ali painted on the facade.
It was designed by C. Y. Lee, designer of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Flying lanterns for good luck is a traditional island custom and 40 people from both the mainland and Taiwan took part in the ceremony.
About 3 million people from Taiwan are expected to visit Expo, said Wang Chih Kang, chairman of the Taipei World Trade Center, the organization responsible for the pavilion.
Most will come in July and August during the summer school holidays.
The 658-square-meter pavilion can accommodate 4,000 people a day. Groups of 40 people will be admitted to the pavilion to watch a 4-minute movie about Taiwan's scenery and wildlife as well as participate in repeats of the lantern-flying ceremony.
Visitors can choose their blessing words, such as "The Whole Family is Well" and "Being in Love Forever" and then push a button to raise the lantern which will carry the words.
Pavilion organizers are still canvassing for the remaining 30 percent of its 200 million yuan budget (US$29.3 million), Wang said.
Eight groups from both the mainland and the island, including some amusement parks, have indicated interest in buying the building after the Expo, he added.
Intending visitors need to get entry reservation tickets at the entrance each morning.
The pavilion - whose theme is "Mountain, Water, Heart and Lantern" - has outlines of the island's Mount Morrison and Mount Ali painted on the facade.
It was designed by C. Y. Lee, designer of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
