Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings.

An excited buzz filled the swarming crowd in the shadow of darkness. Silence fell for a split second before the 18-meter main ...

It’s a twinkling Chinese lantern festival so large ... “Tian in Chinese means the sky, and yu means brightest star,” Huiyuan Liu, Tianyu Lights Festival organizer, told PIX11 News.

The annual Wild Lights ... The festival kicks off each night 7:30 p.m. and the last admission is at 9:30 p.m. Plan for 60 to 90 minutes of walking to see all the lanterns. The festival is open ...

First staged in 1990, the annual lantern festival is inspired by traditional ... iridescent and emitting rhythmic, shimmering light into the night sky. The designers said the aim is for the ...

Sakura Sunday, an official event of the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival, takes place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, ...

Silence fell for a split second before the 18-meter main lantern burst ... blinding strobe lights. The "light-up" ceremony for the 36th iteration of the major Taiwanese festival was held on ...