Yesterday afternoon, Nanjing Confucius Temple Folk Art Panorama attracting the attention officially opened. During this Spring Festival, residents can not only view lanterns, but also watch kid show, listen to comic dialogue and watch shadow play as well as paper cut, miniature sculpture, making kites and lanterns and diabolo in the Confucius Temple. Residents can experience the authentic Jinling folk-custom culture.

Yesterday afternoon, the Lighting Ceremony of the 2007 Confucius Temple Lantern Fair was held. Various colorful lanterns are displayed.

There are 6 sets of large-scale lanterns in water tour route area from Dongshuiguan to Youyifang. There are 5 sets of large-scale lanterns from Pingjiang Bridge to Wuding Bridge. Among these, colorful lanterns of "Zhu Yuanzhang touring Qinhuai River" are 3.5 meters high and 8 meters broad.

According to the introduction, the lantern fair will last to April 30. In addition, the "traditional colorful lantern market" will be set up in Dongpailou. Nearly 500 thousand traditional colorful lanterns such as water lily lantern, lotus lantern, palace lantern and rabbit lantern will be displayed and residents can choose and but them.

A series of wonderful folk-custom and folk cultural performance activities will be released in the Confucius Temple. Residents can experience the authentic Jinling folk and folk-custom culture and the history and culture of Nanjing.

According to our understanding, this May, the second phase of project of Confucius Temple Folk Art Panorama will be completed construction. At that time, more folk handicrafts will be introduced into the Panorama.