Posted on Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Stunning Photos of Chiang Mai’s Floating Lantern Festival

“…One such documented event is held in northern Thailand during a full moon in November and it’s called Yi Peng (or Yee Peng). The most elaborate Yi Peng celebration is in Chiang Mai, where thousands of people gather and launch hot-air lanterns into the night sky. Made of a thin fabric, usually rice paper, a candle or fuel cell is attached so that when it’s lit, the hot air trapped inside creates enough lift for it to float away…

CLICK LINK FOR THE FULL ARTICLE

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/chiang-mai-lantern-festival

21 notes

  1. shiralipkin reblogged this from kadrey
  2. koe319 reblogged this from kadrey
  3. offthetop reblogged this from kadrey and added:
    Beautiful.
  4. pandajerk86 reblogged this from batcountryword
  5. crossthefingers reblogged this from kadrey
  6. untravel reblogged this from kadrey
  7. jocelynndrake reblogged this from kadrey
  8. batcountryword reblogged this from kadrey
  9. spacepugs reblogged this from kadrey
  10. kadrey posted this