The Return of the Lantern Festival

Here are a few of the pictures that we took at the Chinese Lantern Festival which takes place at Ontario Place. We enjoyed it so much last year that we decided to go back again. We went on September 15th. It was a beautiful night - a little bit cool but beautiful. We enjoyed strolling along the water enjoying the amazing lanterns. I was prepared for the spectacle this year but the lanterns are truly amazing. They are larger than life and each one requires hundreds of hours of work to create.

These pictures are of the terracotta warriors, who were built to accompany China's first Emperor into the afterlife, for his protection and further military aspirations. The terracotta warriors were statues but many of the Emperor's closest entourage were buried alive with him. The tomb was discovered by farmers digging a well in 1976. The tomb is still not fully excavated.
















































These pictures represent our fascination with lanterns that incorporate dish ware.



















Notice the spoons and cups, cool huh?



















And of course, the obligatory photo posed with a Panda!














Check out the blog entry on last year's Lantern Festival - October 2006.