七夕来猜灯谜不？第九届中华灯谜文化节即将在长沙举办

The 9th Chinese Lantern Riddle Cultural Festival will take place in Changsha between August 10 and 12.

第九届中华灯谜文化节（长沙）将于8月10日至12日在长沙举行。

According to the organizing committee, a large riddle-guessing activity will be held on the outdoor square of the Changsha Mass Art Center on the evening of August 10. An award ceremony, a closing ceremony, and a flag handover ceremony will be arranged on the afternoon of August 12. A series of Changsha folk handicrafts will be exhibited on the first floor of the center during the festival.

据组委会介绍，8月10日晚上，第九届中华灯谜文化节（长沙）将在长沙市群艺馆外广场举办大型群众性灯谜展猜活动。8月12日下午，将举行颁奖仪式、闭幕式和会旗交接仪式。活动期间，长沙市民间工艺精品展将在长沙市群艺馆一楼展出。

Forty-two lantern riddle teams, as well as over 160 guests and contestants from the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, and China's Taiwan and Hong Kong SAR will participate in the event.

本届灯谜文化节共邀请了来自美国、新加坡、马来西亚和中国台湾、中国香港等海内外42支灯谜代表队和160余位嘉宾、选手参加。

An array of activities will be organized, including:

节会主要活动包括：

-- an international lantern riddle contest;

国际灯谜大赛

-- a large public riddle-guessing event;

“星城灯火”大型群众性灯谜展猜

-- a lantern riddle creation contest themed on "Beautiful Changsha";

“大美长沙”主题灯谜创作大赛

-- a call for papers on Changsha lantern riddles and local culture;

“星虎文谭”长沙灯谜与地域文化论文征集

-- a call for papers on evaluation and analysis of Changsha lantern riddles; and,

“璀璨星灯”长沙谜人灯谜作品评析征文活动

-- a seminar on Changsha lantern riddles and local culture.

“长沙灯谜与地域文化”学术研讨会

The Chinese Lantern Riddle Cultural Festival is the largest top-level Chinese lantern riddle competition with the highest level of contestants and the most far-reaching influence. It is known as the "Olympics" in the lantern riddle circle.

中华灯谜文化节是规格最大、参赛选手水平最高、影响最为深远的中华灯谜顶级赛事，被誉为灯谜界的“奥林匹克”。

The festival is hosted by the Chinese Lantern Riddle Association, Hunan Folk Literature and Art Association, Changsha Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio, and Television, and Changsha Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and organized by the Changsha Mass Art Center and Changsha Folk Literature and Art Association.

本届灯谜文化节由中华灯谜学会、湖南省民协、长沙市文旅广电局、长沙市文联主办，长沙市群艺馆、长沙市民协承办。