Thanh Tuyen Festival - Colorful lanterns of Mid-Autumn Festival

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Thanh Tuyen Festival - Colorful lanterns in Mid-Autumn Festival.

Originated from childish love

Thanh Tuyen Festival is known as the "capital of light" of the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival. Few people expect that today's national festival began from the simple wishes of the people of Tuyen Quang . More than two decades ago, with the desire to bring children a truly joyful and unique Mid-Autumn Festival, people together made giant lanterns. From simple bamboo frames and brightly colored paper, gradually, that movement spread, turning into an unprecedented wave of creativity. Each year, the lanterns became bigger, more beautiful, and more sophisticated. Thanh Tuyen Festival was born, becoming the pride of the whole land.

People together made giant lanterns.

Magical river of light

The highlight of the festival is the giant lantern procession along the streets. Thanh Tuyen Festival night seems to turn into an endless, sparkling and magical river of light. Hundreds of lantern models several meters high, tens of meters long glide along the sound of festival drums, in the bright smiles of children and the amazed eyes of tourists. Each model is a vivid work of art: the majestic Trung sisters on elephants, Saint Giong stretching his shoulders and riding an iron horse, Son Tinh - Thuy Tinh fighting in the middle of the vast river, or modern images of sovereignty over islands and seas, environmental protection... All blend together, both educational, reflecting social life, and evoking the dreams and aspirations of the people.

Each model is a living work of art.

The Soul of Community Creativity

To make those giant lanterns, people have to spend months diligently building bamboo and steel frames, gluing colored paper, drawing patterns, installing lights, adding movement and sound. Each lantern is the crystallization of community spirit, neighborly love and joy of sharing. Therefore, Thanh Tuyen Festival is a cultural event and a vivid proof of the solidarity and unity of Tuyen Quang people.

Each lantern is the crystallization of community spirit, neighborly love and joy of sharing.

The mark of Tuyen land

Recognized by Vietnam Guinness Records as "The festival with the most unique and largest Mid-Autumn lantern models in Vietnam", Thanh Tuyen Festival today has gone beyond the boundaries of a local festival, becoming a unique cultural and tourism brand of Tuyen Quang.

Every year, hundreds of carefully selected lantern models are paraded in a brilliant festival night and broadcast live to millions of viewers nationwide. Coming to Thanh Tuyen Festival, visitors not only immerse themselves in the sparkling space of lights, but also feel the warmth of humanity: the innocent smiles of children, the hands contributing to building lanterns, the proud eyes of the people. The festival lights up dreams, nurtures faith and hope for a beautiful, connected life.

Children participate in the party.

The festival ended, but the echoes still lingered in the hearts of visitors: a small town on the banks of the Lo River, simple yet brilliant, ancient yet modern. Thanh Tuyen in the Mid-Autumn Festival not only has giant lanterns, but also the light of culture, of creativity, of community solidarity.

Become a unique cultural and tourism brand of Tuyen Quang.

Surely, anyone who has ever immersed themselves in the colors of Thanh Tuyen lanterns will carry that shimmering memory as an unforgettable memory.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival is an unforgettable memory.

Source: https://vtv.vn/le-hoi-thanh-tuyen-sac-mau-den-long-mua-trung-thu-100250913210646313.htm