点评:It’s now time for the 2026 Guangzhou Chinese New Year Lantern Fair at YueXiu park. This year it runs from 30th January to 8th March.
Last night to get to YueXiu park, my wife and I took the metro Line 11 to LiuHua Road (流花路) and left by exit D. We then walked along LiuHua Road past the shopping mall and then used YueXiu Park metro station to cross the road. For the festival, the main gate entrance is now the exit, so we followed the signs to the entrance.
You must scan a QR code to choose (adult, child, old, etc.) and pay (Alipay or WeChat) for tickets. They’re usually ¥50 for an adult, but last night was a special offer of ¥20, that’s why we went. The assistant standing next to the QR code board was very helpful and told me to just wave my passport to get a free entry. Luckily, I had my passport in my man-bag.
We joined the throng and were soon in the park.
There are signs indicating to walk anticlockwise, so we did. Walking clockwise would be like swimming against a tide of people. It was busy but not heaving, that’ll come when the holiday starts.
All along the path were illuminated displays around the theme ‘A Thousand Years of Cantonese Charm’. We had to be a little patient to get our photos as mums and dads want photos of their kids standing next to each display. There are also the usual huge displays on the lake.
There were the usual festival snack food stalls.
We entered the park at 7 o’clock and left at 10 o’clock, and still the park was crowded. After three hours of strolling, and there were still displays we hadn’t ogled and snapped, I was glad to slump into a taxi outside the main gate to go home rather than take the metro.
翻译:2026年广州越秀公园春节灯会即将开幕,今年的灯会从1月30日持续到3月8日。
昨晚,我和妻子搭乘地铁11号线到流花路站,从D出口出站。我们沿着流花路走过购物中心,然后乘坐地铁越秀公园站过马路。灯会期间,正门变成了出口,所以我们跟着指示牌找到了入口。
你需要扫描二维码选择门票类型(成人、儿童、老人等)并支付(支付宝或微信支付)。成人票通常为50元,但昨晚有特价20元,所以我们就去了。站在二维码旁边的工作人员非常热情,告诉我只要出示护照就可以免费入场。幸运的是,我的护照就放在我的男士手提包里。
我们融入了熙熙攘攘的人群,很快就到了公园里。
有指示牌指示逆时针方向行走,所以我们照做了。顺时针走就像逆流而上。公园里人很多,但还不至于拥挤不堪,等假期开始肯定会更热闹。
沿着小路,到处都是以“千年粤式风情”为主题的灯光秀。我们得耐心等待才能拍到照片,因为爸爸妈妈们都想让孩子们站在每个灯光秀旁边拍照。湖面上也有一些常见的巨型灯光秀。
还有各种节日小吃摊。
我们七点钟进公园,十点钟离开,公园里依然人头攒动。逛了三个小时,还有很多灯光秀没来得及欣赏和拍照,我很高兴能在正门外打车回家,而不是坐地铁。