Greeting from AREX :)
Autumn has passed and with November comes the onset of
winter.
Introducing a festival
to warm your hearts with beautiful memories,
the 2019 Seoul Lantern Festival!
Let’s
learn more about this festival.
What is
the Seoul Lantern Festival?
The Seoul Lantern Festival is a major cultural celebration
held by the city of Seoul every November where a different concept brightens
the entire Cheonggye Plaza and Cheonggyecheon with a brilliant display of
colors, attracting more than 2.5 million visitors each year.
Come see the 72 sets of over 310 large-scale lanterns along
the Cheonggyecheon path that are sure to take you back to your childhood and
inspire you. :)
Photos of
a lifetime with your loved ones
The 11th festival held this year has transformed into a
sensory festival where people from all over the world and all generations can
have a shared experience and connect with more than ever.
The theme this time is “Illuminating Seoul’s Night through
Fairytales” where
Korea’s fairytales and world-famous fairytales will be
displayed, as well as unique artworks combined with “media art.”
There are four themes, starting from Cheonggye Plaza
and ending at Supyogyo, where you can see a variety of works from such as “The
Little Prince,” “The Fairy and the Woodcutter, Cinderella,” and “The Cowherd
and the Weaver Girl”
and take photos of a lifetime with people precious to
you to keep as keepsakes.
“Find the hidden lanterns” everywhere
One of the charms of the Seoul Lantern Festival is searching
for hidden lanterns while taking a walk and breathing in the autumn air after
eating dinner.
You will see lanterns made of various materials
hidden around the bridges, walls and trees of Cheonggyecheon.
Visitors here to enjoy the festival will have fun
finding cats, butterflies and pigeons they see daily in the form of lanterns as
they take a stroll.
Various events to experience and “Wish
Lantern”
The festival’s signature event is “Float a Wish
Lantern,” in which beautiful memories are made by writing down wishes on paper
boats illuminated with various colors and floated down the Gwanggyo.
There are also other various events such as the
paper lantern making event where you can make paper lanterns including
fairytale lanterns, Seoul lanterns, and lanterns in the shape of a fortune
pouch, and you can purchase a souvenir LED Lantern Festival ballpoint pen.
A helpful tip to get to the
Seoul Lantern Festival
by AREX
From Seoul Station, take off from “0” and go
“1” stop to City Hall Station. Get off and leave through
exit “4” and walk
about “9” minutes and you will see the Seoul Lantern Festival.
Now you know all about Cheonggyecheon Seoul Lantern
Festival.
We hope you will make many warm and beautiful
memories at Seoul Lantern Festival in this chilly weather. :)
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Great travels brought to you by AREX
