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Lanterns light up Whanganui riverbank for Chinese friendship celebration 9 May, 2021 05:00 AM 2 minutes to read Crowds enjoyed watching live and screen performances and visiting the stalls at the festival. Photo / Lewis Gardener Crowds enjoyed watching live and screen performances and visiting the stalls at the festival. Photo / Lewis Gardener Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron There may have been an autumn crispness in the Whanganui air but that did not prevent a crowd of around 500 from enjoying Lanterns on the Awa on Saturday. Chronicle photographer Lewis Gardner captured the illuminated riverside action as people gathered beneath the lanterns to enjoy a belated celebration of the Year of the Ox, which began in February. ....
Thousands of people crowded up the banks of New Zealands Whanganui River to see colorful lanterns and various Chinese arts and crafts for the Whanganui Lantern Festival on Saturday ....
2021-05-08 13:07:05 GMT2021-05-08 21:07:05(Beijing Time) Xinhua English WELLINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) Thousands of people crowded up the banks of New Zealand s Whanganui River to see colorful lanterns and various Chinese arts and crafts for the Whanganui Lantern Festival on Saturday. At night, the Whanganui River Traders Market was lightened up by over 100 handmade lanterns. The event is organized by the Whanganui branch of the New Zealand China Friendship Society and supported by the Whanganui District Council. Whanganui New Zealand China Friendship Society secretary Jan McLeod told Xinhua that the event is hugely popular and draws big crowds every year. ....
Lanterns on the Awa festival of light returns to Whanganui 19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Jan McLeod is already getting her dancing in order for the Whanganui Festival of Light. Photo / Bevan Conley Jan McLeod is already getting her dancing in order for the Whanganui Festival of Light. Photo / Bevan Conley Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron Whanganui s Festival of Light - Lanterns on the Awa - will return next month on the banks of the Whanganui River. It is the Year of the Ox in the Chinese Zodiac and lanterns celebrating ....