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This November, the Pomona Fairplex will host TheHanart Culture Chinese Lantern Festival, a fully immersive multicultural
experience the entire family will love.
This premier event will be held every Thursday – Sunday for eight weeks,
from November 15, 2018 - January 6, 2019, plus holiday. The evening skies become
ablaze with the color and light of over 1,000 beautifully handcrafted lanterns
at the Glade, Picnic Hill and Lagoon at Fairplex Pomona (1101 W. McKinley Ave.,
Pomona, CA 91768).
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This year’s theme, “The Wild,” features five different locations – America,
Oceania, Asia, Antarctica and Africa – and will showcase lanterns representing
wild animals from each region including cheetahs, panda bears, jellyfish,
majestic cranes, lions, and even dinosaurs.
These impressive lanterns range in size from 12 – 23 feet tall. This visually stunning display combines art,
tradition, and culture, creating opportunities for alluring photographs and
wonderful memories.
The Lantern Festival is one of China’s most traditional celebrations
with the art of Chinese lantern making dating back to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.
– 220 A.D.). “These gorgeous lanterns
have evolved through the centuries, from when they were used for lighting, to
an art form all their own. Chinese
lanterns are a cherished part of festivals and celebrations world-wide and we
are proud to bring the Hanart Culture Chinese Lantern Festival to Southern
California,” said George Zhao, president of Hanart Culture.
A lantern’s construction is varied according to
its purpose, from the finest silk or glass over the best wood used in Palaces,
to the red gauze stretched over bamboo in the more traditional red lanterns
recognized around the globe.
Shadow-picture lanterns used a paper wheel inside which turned when
heated, creating moving pictures around the outside of the lantern.
Today, these lanterns are made of modern materials
and technology with brilliantly lit colored LED lightbulbs, musical
enhancements and sound effects, and visual moving parts to create
larger-than-life imaginative shapes. Furthermore,
four ceramic elephants made of 3,200 kitchen utensils such as dishes, bowls,
spoons and wine cups will be on display.
The
festival will also feature food, Kung Fu shows and demonstrations, and shadow
play. Guests will also be able to shop
the craft marketplace where authentic Chinese jewelry, artifacts, dough
figurines, as well as Chinese embroidery art, sugar art, paper-cut and fabric
art will be available for purchase.
Hanart Chinese Lantern
Festival
Thursdays – Sundays from November 15, 2018 to January 6, 2019 – Including
Holidays
5:30pm-10:00pm
Fairplex at Pomona - 1101 W. McKinley Ave.,
Pomona, CA 91768
Tickets $13-$21 (can be purchased at venue or online)
