Xishuangbanna Lantern Festival

In a small town, the crowds of people, suddenly the fireworks skyrocketed, smashed and bloomed, and then the crowd began to shake up, the sky lanterns flew together, covered with the entire sky, people think that they are in the Xinghai ... Such a scene, do you like to know each other, in your mind? dreaming? Some people say that this can only stay in imagination. Some people say that this can only be a dream. But tonight, imagination has become a personal experience, dreams have become reality, and I have become one of the stars.

During the year, only this day is allowed to discharge the sky lanterns. 8:30-10:30, Xishuangbanna Airport was suspended for two hours, and countless people gathered on both sides of the Lijiang River, looking forward to this moment. At the beginning of the Hua Deng, people gathered in the Xishuang West Scenic Spot, or wanted to witness it for themselves, or wanted to experience the “light feast” of this paradise on earth. As time went by, with the wave of pre-heating of the host of the evening party, finally, with the launch of a bunch of fireworks, this year's Lantern Festival began! Regardless of men, women and children, they can't wait to ignite the sky lanterns in their hands. While flying the sky lanterns, they are also releasing the good wishes of the new year, praying for the New Year's good weather, praying for the health of the family and praying for all the best.

Looking around, the river bank is full of people who are burning sky lanterns. At first, it was just a little bit of a star, and later it became a sky. Whether it's photos or videos, it's beautiful and people can't describe it in words. Shooting a first-time friend circle, someone joking, how come so many black holes? Yes, the hottest thing in these days is not the photo of the "doughnut" black hole? The sky lantern in the air is not the deep unknown black hole? In fact, the sky lantern was not used for praying at the earliest, nor was it unique to the Yi people, but mainly used for military purposes. According to legend, the sky lantern is a masterpiece of Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms. At that time, Zhuge Liang was trapped in Pingyang, and Sima Yi forced him to come up with this trick: calculate the wind direction, make countless lanterns, use the air's thermal expansion and contraction, lift the lantern and send intelligence. It is also because of this story that the sky lantern is also known as the Kongming Lantern.

Among the crowds, there are girlfriends and friends, praying that everything will go smoothly in the coming year. There are couples, praying for love, sweetness, and swearing, and praying for good weather. They collaborated with each other, holding the chandeliers and igniting the lights. As the flames burned, the air inside the lamps began to heat up. As with the principle of hot air balloons, the original dry lights are gradually filled with hot air and the body is rounded. Pulling up and down, I feel that I have enough buoyancy, and I will send it up one by one. The sky lantern with good wishes will vacate in the night, across the skyline of the Lijiang River and fly to the distant horizon. Among all the photos taken, the most satisfying is the sultry release. Wearing a squat, the arms are raised, the fingers are rotating, and the skylights are just off the fingertips. The light of the skylight illuminates his pristine face, and the translucentness of the unique eyes of the monk is also mapped. The whole picture gives people an unspeakable beauty and tranquility.

The end of the discharge is getting closer and closer, and the sky lanterns in the air are getting less and less. With the fireworks on both sides of the Lijiang River illuminating the sky again, this year's Lantern Festival is also coming to an end. But the festival is ending, and the eternal is the yearning for a better life.