2,010 Lantern Forest Festival on Granville Street

Victoria and I took a trip downtown today. With the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics coming up, there have been a lot of changes to the downtown core. We didn't have time to check out everything, but one thing we did have time to check out was the 2,010 Lantern Forest.

"A glowing constellation of 2,010 lanterns designed by the school children of Canada and Taiwan will illuminate Granville Street in downtown Vancouver every night from Jan 22 to Feb 28. Made up of art works chosen from thousands of submissions, the Lantern Forest, reflecting children`s unique cultural heritage and pledges for a greener earth, will showcase the creativity and wishes for the world by these youngsters. In addition to the lanterns decorated by the children, the world`s first totem lanterns with Canadian and Taiwanese indigenous designs will serve as the landmark in the forest and greet the spectators from the world with the spirit of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics."

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