It’s almost impossible to describe how beautiful and amazing the lanterns at the Missouri Botanical Garden Lantern Festival are. They’re so detailed and colorful, massive yet delicate, and some of them include changing colors, movement, water, steam, or fire features, plus music playing in the background. It’s an amazing experience to walk through and see them, and you really should go do so. Just in case you can’t make it, though, I’m just going to let the pictures speak for themselves, so you can get a glimpse of each beautiful creation.
Phoenix Reborn
Sun Yatsen Gate
Full Bloom Peonies
Porcelain Elephants: Toward a Better Time
Wetland Wonders
Lotus Girl and the Dragon King
Soaring Dragon Horse
Crane Paradise
Chrysanthemum Pathway
Dandelions and Pandas
Cherry Tree Arches
Double Ninth Festival
Construction of the Great Wall
Flower Fairies
Lantern Way
Porcelain Stupas Pagoda
Birdland
Joyous Greeting
Giant Penjing
Year of the Sheep
Peacock Vase
Now you have an idea of what kind of amazing things you can expect to see at the Lantern Festival. But pictures are no substitute for seeing and experiencing the whole thing for yourself, so please visit the Missouri Botanical Garden one evening this summer!
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