The Seoul Lantern festival

The Seoul Lantern festival is holding at CheonGyeCheon stream with an elaborately-decorated opening performance

ahead of the beginning of the 2010-2012 Visit Korea year.In the festival, the lighting represents brightness, warmness

and hope. Seoul lantern festival is also aimed at becoming a venue of sharing a global culture and helping Seoul overcome the global economic crisis by increasing its competitiveness as an international tourist destination by

actively advertizing the 2010-2012 Visit Korea years.

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Here is the information summary of 'Seoul lightning Lantern Festival'

Events : Opening ceremony to celebrate the 50-day countdown before

The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Years – With Seoul and the Seoul Lantern Festival

Date : Nov. 11-22, 2009, Time: 14:00 – 22:00

※ Opening ceremony to be held at 19:00 on Nov. 11

Venue : Cheonggyecheon (Stream) (about 1-kilometer course from Cheonggye Plaza to Samilgyo (Bridge)

Main events : Opening ceremony, congratulatory message by a VIP, lighting ceremony, congratulatory

performance by star singers at home and abroad _The Seoul Lantern Festival : Exhibition of local and foreign lanterns, lantern-making, lantern-floating, photo zone and various street performances.