This year's Lantern Festival happened to coincide with the Winter Olympics. Beijing held a lantern show with elements of the Winter Olympics to let citizens feel the charm of traditional culture and cheer for the Winter Olympics.
A lively "Celebrating the New Year, Helping the Winter Olympics" themed lantern show was held in the Winter Olympics theme park in the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone.
At the scene of the Lantern Festival, the mascots of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, "Bing Dwen Dwen" and "Shuey Rhon Rhon", were particularly eye-catching, reminding of the visitors the styles of the Winter Olympics, New Year's flavor and Chinese style.
Zhou Yingzi, Resident of Beijing
It is a happy coincidence for the Chinese New Year to encounter the Winter Olympics,so I bring my children to experience the festive atmosphere and planted a seed of love for sports.
The Winter Olympics Science and Technology and Culture Exhibition Area exhibited models of various venues of the Beijing Winter Olympics and equipment of the Winter Olympics sports events in a bid to popularize the knowledge of the Winter Olympics, and ignite everyone's enthusiasm for participating in the Winter Olympics.
Huang Chunyuan, Resident of Beijing
I feel honored and proud that the Winter Olympics were held in Beijing.I could learn about short track speed skating and springboard skiing,and cheer for the Winter Olympic athletes.
A community of the Liuyin Sub-district in Xicheng District, Beijing held a lantern festival event by organizing residents to hand-make "Bing Dwen Dwen" and "Shuey Rhon Rhon".
An Olympic volunteer said that the most difficult part of making Bing Dwen Dwen is the ratio of the face, eyes and nose.
The festive atmosphere of the Winter Olympics makes this year's Lantern Festival quite different. Traditional customs such as guessing lantern riddles, making lantern festivals, and making traditional palace lanterns immersed the residents in the strong taste of the lunar New Year.
Zhangjiakou Industrial Culture Theme Park held a lantern riddle guessing activity. More than half of the riddles are related to the Winter Olympics.
