The Annual Massive Lantern Festival
新北市一年一度集體天燈釋放
Today is July 4th, but no fireworks in Taiwan hehe :) So I bring you photos from the annual Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival held in Pingxi!
今天是七月四號，看到許多人在Steemit上發煙火照片慶祝美國獨立日，那我來分享臺灣的天燈節照片吧！
"May the country flourish and the people live in peace,
God bless Taiwan"
「國泰民安，天佑臺灣」
Historical Uses
習俗
Sky lanterns were used in ancient China as a signaling tool in wars. Historians have named Zhuge Liang as the inventor of the sky lantern. He was a military strategist during the Three Kingdom era of Chinese history, popularized in the famous "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" historic novel and various video games based on said novel.
Nowadays, people release sky lanterns to bring blessings and good fortune as a tradition in China and Taiwan.
天燈也叫孔明燈，歷史書上紀錄是在三國的時候由諸葛亮發明的：
孔明燈相傳源自中國四川平樂古鎮，三國時代，此鎮乃為軍事重地，諸葛亮當時被司馬懿困於平陽，諸葛亮算準風向，製成紙燈籠繫上求救信息放上天空，最終得以脫險。維基百科
現今在臺灣及中國，放天燈是一個象徵祈求平安、祝福、幸福的活動。
"Liftoff"
「升空」
Concerns
爭議
Although they are beautiful to look at, sky lanterns are fire hazards while also causing littering problems. The remains, once on the ground, may also cause harm to animals that may ingest it.
天燈着火可引發火災，而其殘骸對環境照成污染及生物傷害。
"Embrace the world, may happiness be reborn"
「擁抱世界，幸福新生」
Should they be banned?
天燈釋放是否該禁止？
Well I think smart minds can come together and design environmentally safe, and fire-hazard free sky lanterns. Bio-degradable materials should be used to prevent damage to the environment. I totally think we can prevent harm to the Earth while preserving traditions!
我相信聰明的人類應該可以想辦法做出無火災危險并且可生物降解的天燈，達到維護地球同時保存習俗！
"Fire in the sky"
「天燈」
Here's a bonus GIF animation of the mass lantern release at Pingxi for you readers!
留給讀到最後的讀者們這個集體釋放天燈的動畫！
Equipment Used
- Camera: Canon EOS 450D
- Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
- Software: Lightroom
那個動畫蠻可愛的XD 我以前住深坑那邊的居民也都是會放天燈呢!
可能地緣關係 湊個熱鬧一起放
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哈哈我現在就住深坑 :)
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這個動畫看得我有點眼花 XDD
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:S
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哈其實我家人都還在深坑
只是我不想跟爸媽同住
自己搬到市區
沒騎車 沒開車
覺得住深坑太不方便= =
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So freakin cool! I have always wanted to go to one of these, my wife and I absolutely love sky lanterns, we used to buy them all the time just to light off, but now we do it mostly for special occasions. Thanks for sharing this, I don't think photos of it ever get old :)
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Thank you Dexter! Hope you can visit Taiwan someday to attend the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival!
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I would love to one day!
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Very nice series.
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Thank you @team101!
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amazing photos! I just missed the lantern festival last year during my visit to Taiwan. Hope I'll be able to catch this next year!
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Thank you @wanderwithtwo, hope you visit again soon, Taiwan is a beautiful place :)
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好美啊！
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謝謝!
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Absolutely gorgeous!
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Thank you very much @themessup :)
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ah! I really want to go there! in Thailand there's also one I remember.
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You can always come visit us in Taiwan :)
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Sure, maybe one time during the Lantern Festival!
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wow this beautiful! I've always wanted to attend a sky lantern festival. looks like a lot of fun
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It is awesome to see them all go off at once! Thanks for viewing my post @jvdotsls :)
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Wow, that is impressive. Very nice photos as well. I agree with your ideas, nice to improve them so they can still be used. Used to find those funky silver party balloons in the woods all the time, 100's of miles from where they came. And they last a LONG time. Thanks.
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Thank you so much @ddschteinn, yea I've seen these sky lanterns land on top of trees and all over the mountains side :(
One time I saw one crash into a tree and it caught fire!
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Yee haa!!! Crazy stuff. I'm sure they could start a house on fire, if droughty enough in the area.
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謝謝分享美圖！感覺很有文化氣息，很壯觀。我從來沒有見識過放天燈祈福。很台灣人保留中國傳統文化。
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有機會跟你男朋友來台灣玩啊 :)
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去過台灣好幾次，就是沒有機會到平溪去放天燈。真是可惜。希望機會快點來到吧。
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下次來不要錯過喔！
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Beautiful work as usual. The scene must be even better in real life. God bless Taiwan!
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Thank you @snooway, the moment when they all go up at once is truly an amazing thing to witness :)
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that's awesomeness! I always wanted to go to one of these.
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Thank Rudy, it's awesome to see it in person, just once is good enough :)
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Fabulous sky lanterns! We have it on Valentine's day... Looks amazing
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Cool! Thanks for viewing @pepe.maya!
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Great work and an excellent article! Very worthy of an upvote, follow and resteem!!
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Wow, thank you very much @dmcamera, I appreciate the support!
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You are welcome!
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Great images, particularly that first one. Great job with color temp, too. That can be tricky with fire. Great composition, especially with the second and third shots!
That 10-22 lens is one of my personal favorites. It lived on my camera when I lived abroad.
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Thanks for the view and feedback @fotosdenada! I love that lens, it made some of my best images :)
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These are wonderful pictures, I espeicallly love gif , voted because you deserve it.
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Thanks, glad you like it!
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Wonderful shots! That "Liftoff" capture is damn near perfect dude.
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Thanks man!
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Amazing!
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Thanks @bart2305 :)
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去台北是做了个一日游被带到这里放灯
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是哦，你哪時來的？
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大约两年前吧。冬天去的台北
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