BEIGANG'S LANTERN FESTIVAL BRINGS LANES AND ALLEYS ALIVE WITH LIGHT|台灣燈會北港燈區 巷弄賞燈別具特色

On Feb. 7, the Beigang District Taiwan Lantern Festival officially lit up its lanterns. It is different from other lantern festivals in that, not only is the centuries-old temple designed with lighting to become a large lantern-like creation, lanterns are also integrated into the streets and lanes On Feb. 7, the Beigang District Taiwan Lantern Festival officially lighted up its lanterns. In front of the Beigang Chaotian Temple the area was full of crowds. The 300-year-old temple has been decorated with LED lights to create its form as a large lantern. Along the Shuidaotou Park area there is a lantern with fish and dragons like those that in Beigang's early years were floated on water and are now shown on the lotus ponds in the park. ==LI CHIN-YUNG Yunlin County Magistrate (106.2.7.)== These decorative lanterns are really beautiful, especially placed there in the ponds, you get the light reflected on the water, this is a really enjoyable visual experience. On Beigang's Guangguan Bridge, local artists have created a hundred birds and phoenix lantern, symbolically flying towards the temple. Standing on the bridge and looking towards Zhongshan Road, you can see the whole street is crowded. The most unique feature is that the traditional electric lanterns, floats and other lanterns have been installed in lanes and alleys so people can experience the beauty of the authentic original lantern light. ==VISITOR(106.2.7.)== Each street has its own special characteristic, and there are many. ==Visitor(106.2.7.)== I visited once when I was a child and I'm looking for those memories now ==Visitor(106.2.7.)== There are really a lot of people, I'm very happy, the planners did a good job of bringing this place alive. Yunlin County magistrate Lee Chin-yung said that Beigang is the original home of Taiwan lanterns, and so after 27 years, the Yunlin County government finally won the honor of holding this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival. The four areas of lanterns all have different characteristics, and visitors are welcome to try local snacks as they walk among the lanterns. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 滿滿的人潮，將北港朝天宮廟前擠得滿滿，台灣燈會北港燈區，7號晚間正式點燈，不僅將300多年歷史的朝天宮，用LED燈打造成最大花燈，走來到另一邊水道頭園區，這個魚躍龍門花燈，要將早年北港水上花燈情境，透過園區的蓮花水池呈現出來。 ==雲林縣長 李進勇(106.2.7.)== 這燈光的裝飾 本身就已經非常美麗 尤其是設置在生態池上 加在水面上燈光水影相互輝映 這就是視覺最高的享受 走到北港觀光大橋，由在地藝師打造百鳥朝鳳花燈，象徵齊飛向朝天宮，占在橋上往中山路望去，可以看見整條街道都是賞燈人潮，而最具特色的是以傳統電動花燈、藝閣車與裝置藝術融入巷弄，要讓民眾走進北港市區小巷，體驗原汁原味燈藝原鄉之美。 ==民眾(106.2.7.)== 每個街道有每個街道特色 它的特色有很多 ==民眾(106.2.7.)== 小時候有來過 現在來找回記憶 這樣子 ==民眾(106.2.7.)== 人真的多好多倍 也很開心 這策劃人 把這裡都帶動起來 雲林縣長李進勇就說，北港是台灣花燈的原鄉，等了27年雲縣府總算爭取到今年舉辦台灣燈會，其中北港燈區已經正式點燈，分為四大燈區都有不同特色，也歡迎遊客前來欣賞，也能品嚐在地美味的小吃。 記者 王威雄 雲林報導