The
NC Chinese Lantern Festival - Stage Performance |
Below: Photos
are mostly from 2023, but also include 2022 and 2024 |
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Below: Then it was time for the 2023 show,
a showcase of Chinese culture with 3 performances a night, (probably
identical performancees), including martial arts, traditional dance,
acrobatics, drums and more. Everyone stands up outside to watch the
show.
The person shown below somehow had his face mask change
several times simply by quickly turning around. Amazing. There was also
a hula hoop show and more. Photos cannot do justice to this show, but
Karen Duquette does not know how to add videos to this page. It may
not show in these pictures, but the artists shown below would turn their
back to the audience and then VERY QUICKLY turn around in about 1/4
of a second, and her face mask would be completely different. |
Below: Two photos from the 2022 show
- see the face change. |
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Below: the 2023 show - watch for the
face changes. |
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Then the dragon came on stage in 2023. |
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Then the dragon went into the audience. |
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Below: There was a lot more to this
show than what Karen Duquette photographed. |
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Below: A small part of the show in 2024.
Karen Duquette liked the balancing act. This show was all men only,
unlike in previous years. |
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Below: Hat tossing |
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Below: A few photos from Karen Duquette's favorite part
of these show, the face changing that happens by the person simply turning
around quickly. |
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Below: Then it was time
to get some Hot Chocolate and to do some shopping before leaving in
2023. |
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Karen Duquette got spiked hot chocolate.
Lee Duquette got regular hot chocolate. |
The overhead lights |
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Below: While enjoying their hot chocolate,
Lee and Karen Duquette also enjoyed the view looking downward at part
of the Chinese Festival that they had enjoyed earlier. |
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Below: Shopping time in 2023. |
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Below: Karen Duquette bought the Phoenix in 2023. |
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Below: Karen Duquette bought the Peacock in 2024. |
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Below: This was just outside of the exit
in 2023. |
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