{"id":13992,"date":"2026-07-20T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=13992"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:35:43","slug":"lantern-festival-yuanxiao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantern Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#What_is_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E7%AF%80%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E8%8A%82\" >What is \u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0\u5143\u5bb5\u8282?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#%E6%B9%AF%E5%9C%93%E6%B1%A4%E5%9C%86_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5\" >\u6e6f\u5713\u6c64\u5706 &amp; \u5143\u5bb5\u5143\u5bb5<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#Lanterns_riddles_%E7%87%88%E8%AC%8E%E7%81%AF%E8%B0%9C_dengmi\" >Lanterns &amp; riddles \u71c8\u8b0e\u706f\u8c1c d\u0113ngm\u00ed<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#Try_five_yourself\" >Try five yourself<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#Two_very_Taiwanese_celebrations\" >Two very Taiwanese celebrations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#%E5%B9%B3%E6%BA%AA%E5%A4%A9%E7%87%88%E7%AF%80%E5%B9%B3%E6%BA%AA%E5%A4%A9%E7%81%AF%E8%8A%82_Pingxi_tiandeng_jie\" >\u5e73\u6eaa\u5929\u71c8\u7bc0\u5e73\u6eaa\u5929\u706f\u8282 P\u00edngx\u012b ti\u0101nd\u0113ng ji\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#%E9%B9%BD%E6%B0%B4%E8%9C%82%E7%82%AE%E7%9B%90%E6%B0%B4%E8%9C%82%E7%82%AE_Yanshui_fengpao\" >\u9e7d\u6c34\u8702\u70ae\u76d0\u6c34\u8702\u70ae Y\u00e1nshu\u01d0 f\u0113ngp\u00e0o<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#A_night_for_romance_%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA%E7%AF%80%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA%E8%8A%82\" >A night for romance \u60c5\u4eba\u7bc0\u60c5\u4eba\u8282<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/lantern-festival-yuanxiao\/#Stories_related_to_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E7%AF%80%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E8%8A%82\" >Stories related to \u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Lantern Festival \u2014 OneDotDot Chinese<\/title>\n<style>\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Noto+Serif+TC:wght@500;700;900&family=Noto+Sans+TC:wght@400;500;700&family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;1,500&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap');\n\n  :root{\n    --paper:#FFFFFF;\n    --paper-tint:#FBF3E6;\n    --ink:#241811;\n    --ink-soft:#5A4B3E;\n    --red:#AE2431;\n    --red-deep:#7C161C;\n    --gold:#C89B3C;\n    --jade:#3B6255;\n    --line:#E7E1D6;\n    --shadow: 0 10px 30px -14px rgba(35,20,10,0.25);\n    --radius: 14px;\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    background:var(--paper);\n    color:var(--ink);\n    font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;\n    line-height:1.65;\n    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n  }\n  a{color:var(--red-deep);}\n\n  \/* Traditional \/ Simplified toggle spans \u2014 these use YOUR site's own\n     existing lang-zh-TW \/ lang-zh-CN mechanism. 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class=\"title-block\">\n  <p class=\"eyebrow\">Chinese Festivals \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u570b\u7bc0\u65e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u56fd\u8282\u65e5<\/span><\/p>\n  <h1>Lantern Festival<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span> yu\u00e1nxi\u0101oji\u00e9<\/p>\n  <div class=\"title-rule\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"layout\">\n  <main>\n    <p class=\"lede\">\n      <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span> yu\u00e1nxi\u0101oji\u00e9 falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month \u2014 the first full moon of the new year, and the night that officially brings <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u904e\u5e74<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fc7\u5e74<\/span> to a close.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"intro\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">The last night of the new year<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E7%AF%80%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E8%8A%82\"><\/span>What is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>If <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9664\u5915<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9664\u5915<\/span> ch\u00fax\u00ec is the loudest night of the season, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span> is the softest one \u2014 a night of lantern light, round dumplings, and one last reason to gather before everyone goes back to normal life. It falls exactly two weeks after New Year&#8217;s Day, on the first full moon, and marks the formal end of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6625\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6625\u8282<\/span> ch\u016bnji\u00e9, the Spring Festival period.<\/p>\n      <p>In English it&#8217;s usually called the <strong>Lantern Festival<\/strong>, though you&#8217;ll also see it written as the <em>Yuanxiao Festival<\/em>.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"food\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">A sweet, round bite<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E6%B9%AF%E5%9C%93%E6%B1%A4%E5%9C%86_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5\"><\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Round glutinous rice balls are the food of the night \u2014 their shape stands for <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5718\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u56e2\u5706<\/span> tu\u00e1nyu\u00e1n, family togetherness and completeness. Confusingly, the same idea goes by two different names and two different methods depending where you are:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"taboo-grid\">\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n<\/span>\n          <p>The southern style \u2014 soft dough is wrapped by hand around a filling, similar to making a dumpling. Common in Taiwan and southern China.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"tcard\">\n          <span class=\"term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5<\/span> yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o<\/span>\n          <p>The northern style \u2014 a solid cube of filling is rolled and shaken in dry rice flour, layer by layer, until it forms a ball. Same idea, opposite method.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p>Either way, they&#8217;re served in a warm, lightly sweet broth \u2014 plain, or filled with black sesame, peanut, or red bean paste.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"photo-row\">\n        <figure class=\"photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u6efe\u5143\u5bb5.png\" alt=\"\u6efe\u5143\u5bb5 \u2014 rolling yuanxiao in dry rice flour\">\n          <figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6efe\u5143\u5bb5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6eda\u5143\u5bb5<\/span> \u2014 the northern rolling method<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure class=\"photo\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u5143\u5bb5.png\" alt=\"\u6e6f\u5713 in a bowl\">\n          <figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> \u2014 served warm in broth<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"lanterns\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">Light up the night<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lanterns_riddles_%E7%87%88%E8%AC%8E%E7%81%AF%E8%B0%9C_dengmi\"><\/span>Lanterns &amp; riddles <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u71c8\u8b0e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u706f\u8c1c<\/span> d\u0113ngm\u00ed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Streets, parks, and temples fill with lantern displays \u2014 some simple paper lanterns carried by children, others enormous illuminated sculptures built around the year&#8217;s zodiac animal or a folk tale. Families walk out together after dark just to look.<\/p>\n      <p>A tradition that goes hand in hand with the lanterns: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u731c\u71c8\u8b0e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u731c\u706f\u8c1c<\/span> c\u0101i d\u0113ngm\u00ed, &#8220;guessing lantern riddles.&#8221; Riddles are written on slips of paper and hung from the lanterns themselves \u2014 solve one correctly and you often win a small prize. It&#8217;s one of the few festival traditions built entirely around wordplay, which makes it a favorite for Chinese learners too.<\/p>\n\n      <h3 class=\"sub-h\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Try_five_yourself\"><\/span>Try five yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n      <p>Read each riddle, take a guess, then tap to check the answer.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"riddle-list\">\n        <div class=\"riddle\">\n          <p class=\"face\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9ebb\u5c4b\u5b50\uff0c\u7d05\u5e33\u5b50\uff0c\u88e1\u9762\u4f4f\u8457\u767d\u80d6\u5b50\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ebb\u5c4b\u5b50\uff0c\u7ea2\u5e10\u5b50\uff0c\u91cc\u9762\u4f4f\u7740\u767d\u80d6\u5b50\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"pinyin-line\">M\u00e1 w\u016bzi, h\u00f3ng zh\u00e0ngzi, l\u01d0mi\u00e0n zh\u00f9zhe b\u00e1i p\u00e0ngzi.<br>&#8220;A straw house, red curtains, and a plump white fellow living inside.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <details>\n            <summary>Show answer<\/summary>\n            <p class=\"answer\"><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u82b1\u751f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u82b1\u751f<\/span> hu\u0101sh\u0113ng \u2014 peanut.<\/strong> The shell is the straw-colored &#8220;house,&#8221; the papery skin is the &#8220;red curtains,&#8221; and the peanut itself is the &#8220;plump white fellow&#8221; inside.<\/p>\n          <\/details>\n          <div class=\"cap-bottom\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"tassel\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"riddle\">\n          <p class=\"face\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e0a\u908a\u6bdb\uff0c\u4e0b\u908a\u6bdb\uff0c\u4e2d\u9593\u4e00\u9846\u9ed1\u8461\u8404\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0a\u8fb9\u6bdb\uff0c\u4e0b\u8fb9\u6bdb\uff0c\u4e2d\u95f4\u4e00\u9897\u9ed1\u8461\u8404\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"pinyin-line\">Sh\u00e0ngbi\u0101n m\u00e1o, xi\u00e0bi\u0101n m\u00e1o, zh\u014dngji\u0101n y\u00ec k\u0113 h\u0113i p\u00fat\u00e1o.<br>&#8220;Hair above, hair below, and a black grape right in the middle.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <details>\n            <summary>Show answer<\/summary>\n            <p class=\"answer\"><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u773c\u775b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u773c\u775b<\/span> y\u01cenj\u012bng \u2014 eye.<\/strong> The &#8220;hair&#8221; is your eyebrows and eyelashes; the &#8220;black grape&#8221; is your dark iris and pupil.<\/p>\n          <\/details>\n          <div class=\"cap-bottom\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"tassel\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"riddle\">\n          <p class=\"face\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u7269\u751f\u4f86\u7a7f\u4e09\u767e\u591a\u4ef6\u8863\uff0c\u6bcf\u5929\u812b\u4e00\u4ef6\uff0c\u5e74\u5e95\u5269\u5f35\u76ae\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u7269\u751f\u6765\u7a7f\u4e09\u767e\u591a\u4ef6\u8863\uff0c\u6bcf\u5929\u8131\u4e00\u4ef6\uff0c\u5e74\u5e95\u5269\u5f20\u76ae\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"pinyin-line\">Y\u012b w\u00f9 sh\u0113ngl\u00e1i chu\u0101n s\u0101nb\u01cei du\u014d ji\u00e0n y\u012b, m\u011biti\u0101n tu\u014d y\u012b ji\u00e0n, ni\u00e1nd\u01d0 sh\u00e8ng zh\u0101ng p\u00ed.<br>&#8220;A thing born wearing 300-some robes \u2014 it sheds one every day, and by year&#8217;s end only a single skin is left.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <details>\n            <summary>Show answer<\/summary>\n            <p class=\"answer\"><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u65e5\u66c6<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u65e5\u5386<\/span> r\u00ecl\u00ec \u2014 a calendar.<\/strong> Each &#8220;robe&#8221; is a page torn off day by day, until only the cover remains at year&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n          <\/details>\n          <div class=\"cap-bottom\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"tassel\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"riddle\">\n          <p class=\"face\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u767d\u5929\u4e0d\u898b\uff0c\u665a\u4e0a\u51fa\u73fe\uff0c\u50cf\u500b\u9280\u76e4\u639b\u5929\u908a\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u767d\u5929\u4e0d\u89c1\uff0c\u665a\u4e0a\u51fa\u73b0\uff0c\u50cf\u4e2a\u94f6\u76d8\u6302\u5929\u8fb9\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"pinyin-line\">B\u00e1iti\u0101n b\u00fa ji\u00e0n, w\u01censh\u00e0ng ch\u016bxi\u00e0n, xi\u00e0ng ge y\u00ednp\u00e1n gu\u00e0 ti\u0101nbi\u0101n.<br>&#8220;Invisible all day, it appears at night, hanging at the edge of the sky like a silver plate.&#8221;<\/p>\n          <details>\n            <summary>Show answer<\/summary>\n            <p class=\"answer\"><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u4eae<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u4eae<\/span> yu\u00e8li\u00e0ng \u2014 the moon.<\/strong> Fitting, since the whole festival is timed to the first full moon of the year.<\/p>\n          <\/details>\n          <div class=\"cap-bottom\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"tassel\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"riddle\">\n          <p class=\"face\">\uff08\u731c\u4e00\u500b\u5b57\uff09<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e00\u4eba\u4e00\u5f35\u53e3\uff0c\u53e3\u4e0b\u9577\u96bb\u624b\u3002<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e00\u4eba\u4e00\u5f20\u53e3\uff0c\u53e3\u4e0b\u957f\u53ea\u624b\u3002<\/span><\/p>\n          <p class=\"pinyin-line\">Y\u00ec r\u00e9n y\u00ec zh\u0101ng k\u01d2u, k\u01d2u xi\u00e0 zh\u01ceng zh\u012b sh\u01d2u.<br>&#8220;One person, one mouth; below the mouth, a hand grows.&#8221; (Guess the character.)<\/p>\n          <details>\n            <summary>Show answer<\/summary>\n            <p class=\"answer\"><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u62ff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62ff<\/span> n\u00e1 \u2014 &#8220;to hold, to take.&#8221;<\/strong> A classic character riddle: picture \u4eba and \u53e3 stacked above \u624b \u2014 a person, a mouth, and a hand \u2014 and you get \u62ff.<\/p>\n          <\/details>\n          <div class=\"cap-bottom\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"tassel\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"taiwan\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">How Taiwan does it<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_very_Taiwanese_celebrations\"><\/span>Two very Taiwanese celebrations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>Beyond lanterns and riddles, Taiwan has two <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span> traditions famous enough to draw crowds from around the world.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"grid-cards\">\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B9%B3%E6%BA%AA%E5%A4%A9%E7%87%88%E7%AF%80%E5%B9%B3%E6%BA%AA%E5%A4%A9%E7%81%AF%E8%8A%82_Pingxi_tiandeng_jie\"><\/span><span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5e73\u6eaa\u5929\u71c8\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e73\u6eaa\u5929\u706f\u8282<\/span> P\u00edngx\u012b ti\u0101nd\u0113ng ji\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>In the mountain town of Pingxi, New Taipei City, thousands of paper sky lanterns are hand-written with wishes and released into the night sky at once \u2014 one of the most photographed sights in Taiwan.<\/p>\n          <figure class=\"photo\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u653e\u5929\u71c8.png\" alt=\"\u5bb6\u4eba\u653e\u5929\u71c8 \u2014 a family releasing a sky lantern together\">\n            <figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5bb6\u4eba\u653e\u5929\u71c8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bb6\u4eba\u653e\u5929\u706f<\/span> \u2014 releasing a wish together<\/figcaption>\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card\">\n          <h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E9%B9%BD%E6%B0%B4%E8%9C%82%E7%82%AE%E7%9B%90%E6%B0%B4%E8%9C%82%E7%82%AE_Yanshui_fengpao\"><\/span><span class=\"py\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9e7d\u6c34\u8702\u70ae<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76d0\u6c34\u8702\u70ae<\/span> Y\u00e1nshu\u01d0 f\u0113ngp\u00e0o<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n          <p>In Yanshui, Tainan, crowds in full protective gear walk straight into a storm of bottle rockets fired from &#8220;beehive&#8221; racks \u2014 a blessing ritual said to trace back to a 19th-century plague, and now one of the wildest folk festivals anywhere.<\/p>\n          <figure class=\"photo\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u9e7d\u6c34\u8702\u70ae.jpg\" alt=\"\u9e7d\u6c34\u8702\u70ae \u2014 Yanshui Beehive Fireworks\">\n            <figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9e7d\u6c34\u8702\u70ae<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76d0\u6c34\u8702\u70ae<\/span> \u2014 bottle rockets fired into the crowd<\/figcaption>\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <figure class=\"photo wide\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u5929\u71c8.jpg\" alt=\"\u6eff\u5929\u5929\u71c8 \u2014 the sky filled with lanterns over Pingxi\">\n        <figcaption><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6eff\u5929\u5929\u71c8<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6ee1\u5929\u5929\u706f<\/span> \u2014 the sky over Pingxi on festival night<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"romance\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">An unofficial holiday too<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_night_for_romance_%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA%E7%AF%80%E6%83%85%E4%BA%BA%E8%8A%82\"><\/span>A night for romance <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u60c5\u4eba\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u60c5\u4eba\u8282<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <p>In imperial China, unmarried women were rarely allowed outside unsupervised \u2014 except on this one night, when families went out together to view the lanterns. That narrow window made <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span> one of the only chances for young men and women to meet, steal a glance, or pass a quiet word in the crowd. Several classical poems describe exactly this \u2014 lovers arranging to meet again &#8220;after the lanterns are lit&#8221; \u2014 which is why some still call it <strong>\u4e2d\u570b\u60c5\u4eba\u7bc0<\/strong>, an ancient Chinese answer to Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"block\" id=\"stories\">\n      <div class=\"kicker\">The legend behind the lanterns<\/div>\n      <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stories_related_to_%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E7%AF%80%E5%85%83%E5%AE%B5%E8%8A%82\"><\/span>Stories related to <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n      <div class=\"story-list\">\n        <div class=\"story\">\n          <div class=\"glyph\">\u5e1d<\/div>\n          <div>\n            <span><strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6f22\u6587\u5e1d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c49\u6587\u5e1d<\/span> H\u00e0n W\u00e9nd\u00ec<\/strong><\/span>\n            <p>One popular origin story credits a Han dynasty emperor, who ordered lanterns lit across the capital to mark the night he put down a rebellion \u2014 a celebration that never stopped.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/main>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-1536x296.png 1536w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-2048x394.png 2048w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-850x164.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Do you like it? \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/chinese-festivals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-571\" style=\"width:150px;height:43px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963-600x171.png 600w, https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/e68f92e59c963.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lantern Festival \u2014 OneDotDot Chinese Chinese Festivals \u00b7 \u4e2d\u570b\u7bc0\u65e5\u4e2d\u56fd\u8282\u65e5 Lantern Festival \u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0\u5143\u5bb5\u8282 yu\u00e1nxi\u0101oji\u00e9 \u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0\u5143\u5bb5\u8282 yu\u00e1nxi\u0101oji\u00e9 falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month \u2014 the first full moon of the new year, and the night that officially brings \u904e\u5e74\u8fc7\u5e74 to a close. 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