Autumn is great time to enjoy festivals in Korea with cooler temperatures and clear skies. <br />And the popular Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival is open to visitors for free.<br />Our Han Soo-ah takes us to the scene. <br /> Colorful lanterns float along the Namgang River, each with a unique shape, symbolizing the scenery and landmarks of the world, and the national treasures and cultural heritage of Korea. <br />The lanterns attract visitors from all around the globe.<br /> <br />“It’s very very nice, very beautiful...we took a lot of photos during the day, and we cannot imagine how it could be...during the night… and now it’s very funny...and it’s very beautiful…for sure.”<br /> <br />“We’re waiting for fireworks...and I think this is the best moment of this festival.”<br /><br /> This lantern festival started from a unique tradition in Jinju city, as the people of Jinju had lit lanterns wishing for the safety of their families during the Japanese invasion in the late 1500s. <br />Jinju's citizens have continued the tradition of floating lanterns to remember those who had sacrificed their lives for Korea. <br /><br /> Here at the festival, visitors write wishes on lanterns and hang them on the exhibition site or float them along the Namgang River. Visitors can also ride a boat for a closer look at the lanterns. <br /><br /> "With more than seventy thousand lanterns lighting up the river at night, the Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival runs until October 14th.<br />Han Soo-ah, Arirang News, Jinju." <br />
