The Lantern Festival at the Chinese Garden

The Lantern Festival at the Chinese Garden, October 1998

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Right and left: the lanterns with main pagoda behind before and after darkness fell -- the view one encounters after walking down the quarter-mile path from the Chinese Garden MRT station and crossing a small bridge into the Gardens. If you look carefully at the right-hand photograph, you'll can see the lights outlining the pagoda. In the center: paper lotuses and birds float in the main lagoon.

Right and left: two views of the main lagoon small bridge into the Gardens. Center: paper flamingos in the courtyard of one of the smaller buildings.

Right: Illuminated paper tigers in their corral. Middle: a scene from the large tent with scenes and some more traditional lanterns -- a flying paper tiger, wings and all, about to pounce on GPL. (photo: Ruth M. Landow). Left: the lagoon at early dusk with the large pagoda in the background. Below we have a view from approximately the same location after darkness arrived.

After darkness falls (around 7:30 PM): Three views of the illuminated birds and lotus flowers on the main pond. These are the most beautiful images from the festival -- make sure you look at the larger images!