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Giant Lantern Festival to light up Hanoi capital

Colourful lanterns created by artisans from the Republic of Korea will be for the first time during a festival held in Hanoi.
Giant Lantern Festival to light up Hanoi capital ảnh 1The Love zone with lovely and romantic scenes created by pink heart-shaped lanterns will be suitable for couples at Giant Lanterns Festival (Photo courtesy of the organiser)

Hanoi (VNA) - Colourful lanterns created by artisans from the Republic ofKorea will be for the first time during a festival held in Hanoi.

TheGiant Lantern Festival will light up Gamuda City, a residential area in Hoang MaiDistrict, 7km from the downtown from December 3 to January 22.

Thefestival has taken place in many countries worldwide. Now it comes to Hanoi,bringing numerous activities and performances by artists of Vietnam and the RoK.

Fortygiant lanterns - 10m-30m high - will be divided into different zones, and thelight and music system will be arranged by Korean specialists.

ThePeace zone -- with lanterns depicting beauty spots and architecture of Vietnamand the RoK -- praises the value of peace. The Love zone -- with lovely andromantic scenes created by pink heart-shaped lanterns -- will be suitable forcouples. The Hope zone will promote Korean culture and send messages for the2018 Winter Olympics. The Kids zone will have lanterns embodying Pokemon andanimated characters.

Atotal of 50,000sq.m will be used for displaying the lanterns; booths sellinggoods, souvenirs and food; Vietnamese-Korean culture exchange area; kids’ gamesarea; and stages for entertainment activities.

"Theevent takes place on the occasion of year-end holiday and Christmas Day, so itwill be a rendezvous for people to visit, take photos and go shopping,"said Dennis Ng, vice-director of Gamuda Land Company, the co-organiser of theevent.

“Koreanartisans came to Vietnam early this month to prepare for the festival. Weexpect that the festival will draw 30,000-50,000 visitors.”

Ticketswhich are ranged from 50,000-80,000 VND are available at the gate or can bebought in advance at ticketbox.vn.-VNA
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