Garden of the Month
Montreal Chinese lantern
festival 2011 
Each year the Montreal Botanic Gardens features a new and renown
festival of lanterns, based on a theme, in their Chinese garden (the
largest outside of China). Lanterns are designed the previous
year in Montreal, fabricated from silk in China, then shipped over and
assembled for the festival that runs during September and October.
The theme for 2011 pays tribute to China’s first Emperor, Qin Shi
Huangdi, and his impressive cavalry returning to the capital city. Find
out more on their
website.
drummers
procession
(Emperor returning to capital city)
calvary
emperor,
chariot
horses
passenger
chariot
fisherman
in boat
fisherman
Great
Wall
soldiers
Quilin
mythical beast of good fortune
tiger
in woods
blue
dragon in woods
big bird
bird by night
drummers by night
emperor chariot by night
soldiers by night
