Thousands of lights illuminate, and the mountains and seas shine brightly. The New Year is approaching, and lanterns have been lit up in various places in Shanghai in the past two days. You don’t have to go out of Xuhui, you can also enjoy a different kind of lantern show in Longhua Square.
In the evening, take Metro Line 11 or 12 and come out from Exit 2 of Longhua Station. Turn left and cross the zebra crossing to Longhua Square opposite. You can see the Longhua lanterns that have recently become popular on social media. Under the lanterns, the Longhua Tower not far away stood silently in the night. The sparkling pool surface reflected the lanterns. The lanterns "entered the water" like a colorful butterfly flying. This coincidental and dreamy scene attracted many people. Few citizens and friends came to check in.
"I saw this lamp on the Internet some time ago and it was very beautiful, so I came over from Hanzhong Road after get off work today to have a look and take a picture." Ms. Liu, who was taking pictures in front of Longhua Square, told reporters. The reporter noticed that after the sky darkened in the evening, the flow of people in front of Longhua Square began to increase one after another, and the pool in front of the square was the most popular as the best place to shoot "butterflies".
According to reports, the lanterns in Longhua Square start lighting up at 5pm every day and will continue until 11pm.
Of course, as the oldest and largest ancient temple in Shanghai, Longhua Temple itself has the attribute of "Internet celebrity". The Longhua Pagoda in the south of Longhua Temple was built in the second year of Taiping's reign in the Song Dynasty (977 AD). It is a seven-story octagonal wooden pagoda with a height of 40.55 meters. It has the architectural beauty of the Song Dynasty. Longhua Temple’s intangible cultural heritage noodles, as the “Internet celebrity among Internet celebrities”, are “hard to find” if you go a little late.
Longhua Hui, which is only across the road from Longhua Plaza, has also been loved by citizens since its opening. During this Spring Festival, Longhua Club also prepared interesting interactive installations. Strolling through the "Visual Corridor" on the open-air platform of Longhua Club, you can not only overlook the Longhua Tower under the night lights, but also participate in the AR interactive mini program "Kongming Lantern Praying" activity. Use your mobile phone to scan the QR code to write down your wishes. , release a "Kongming Lantern".
"I came here for a walk after having dinner with friends today, and I tried the ar interactive 'Kongming Lantern Prayer'. This form of flying will not cause environmental pollution or safety hazards, I think it is pretty good." Currently trying ar interactive games Ms. Chen said.
Source: Shanghai Xuhui
