It was indeed a vibrant and colourful evening at the Sungei
Wang Plaza as yours truly was there to witness the launch of its annual thematic “Mid-Autumn Festival
Celebrations” with its signature event - “Sungei Wang Plaza Thousand Lanterns Parade”!
Sungei Wang Plaza has been beautifully transformed into a colourful mall with a thousand
colourful lanterns decorated all around the mall for this mid-autumn festival,
embracing the iconic theme “Sungei Wang
Plaza Thousand Lanterns Festival”.
To
make the celebrations even more meaningful, a series of mid-autumn related
events & activities has been scheduled to hype up the shopping mall beginning from 4th
September (Friday) to 27th September 2015 (Sunday) at the Stage
& Concourse Level of Sungei Wang Plaza.
Why A Thousand
Lanterns?
“As we all know, Lantern
or light symbolizes blessings or hopes and wishes in Chinese culture. Therefore
we would like to use a thousand lights to represent or to bring a thousand hopes
and blessings from our mall to our valuable shoppers in this festive season,”
said Ms. Yuen May Chee, the Complex Manager of Sungei Wang Plaza.
To complete the celebratory ambience, an interesting line-ups of Mid-Autumn themed traditional lanterns dance performances, Chang-er & Hou Yi character meet & greet, kids’ animal lantern making workshop is also planned for shoppers during weekends.
Tourists and shoppers will be tempted to pick up some local delicacies at the Mid-Autumn promotional booths which is showcasing and selling all the mid-autumn related products in the atrium.
You can find participating brands such as Baker’s Cottage, Bee’s Bakery Cake CafĂ©, Bee Cheng Hiang, Natural Tea Land, Qian Yue Ting, Tai Thong and many more!
The limelight of the celebration would be the coming signature event- “Sungei
Wang Plaza Thousand Lantern Parade”, on 26th September 2015
(Saturday) which will begin at 4pm until late.
It is aimed to promote Malaysian
Chinese cultural activities and for reuniting loved ones and families during this celebration. The Lantern Parade will be flagged off from the Main Entrance,
circulating Sungei Wang Plaza together with performances by the Lion
& Dragon Dance troupe.
More than 500 Magnum lanterns will be given-away before the
parade commences for shoppers to join in this exciting parade. What’s more,
the event will be broadcasted live by MELODY FM Radio Station and the evening
will be entertained by the special appearances of MELODY FM announcers Wan Wai
Fun and Dragon Loong.
Yuen added that no registration fees will be needed for this
parade and hence she expects a thousand participants, both tourists and local, to come celebrate together at Sungei Wang Plaza.
To further evoke the spirit
of togetherness during this experience at Sungei Wang Plaza, shoppers will be entertained by a 3-day carnival at concourse level of Sungei Wang Plaza from
25th September (Friday) to 27th September 2015 (Sunday).
The
programme includes Chinese Cultural Performances, DIY Lantern Workshop, Culture
Art DIY Paper Cutting by Master Chua Kim Long, ONFM VJ Meet & Greet,
Mid-Autumn Story Telling Session by Little Giraffe Club, Kidz Creative Drawing
Workshop, 3D Colouring Workshop, ONFM Mid-Autumn Festival Artistes Showcase and
etc
. The
artistes that will be performing
during the Showcase are pH (pINK x
Haoren), Ribbon, Zen, Athena, P-High, Moi-Moi
and ONFM VJ's. The ONFM Mid-Autumn Festival Artistes Showcase will be
held at Sungei Wang Plaza Concourse Level on 25th September 2015
(Saturday), 2p.m onwards.
This Celebration is proudly presented by
Sungei Wang Plaza with Magnum as the main sponsor and jointly organised with
Mega Ultimate and HCR Event Solutions. Other sponsor is Mr D.I.Y and ON FM, as
the official Online Media Partner.
Shoppers who spend at least RM80 in a single receipt from any of the mall outlets or RM30 in a single receipt from Mid-Autumn Promotion Fair will be entitled to participate in the “Guess & Win” Contest by guessing the total numbers
of lanterns in Sungei Wang Plaza. The correct answer or the closest answer will be in the running to win weekly prizes worth up to RM150. Entry forms may be obtained from the Concierge located at LG Floor.
Sungei Wang Plaza prides itself as the best place for all kinds of everything this festive season. We boast a vibrant mix of retailers & fashion designers, from the latest mobile phones & IT gadgets, home products, beauty & accessories and a wide spectrum of mouth-watering foods & beverages.
Head over to Sungei Wang Plaza to shop and have a delightful lunch or dinner with your family & friends...
Events are subject to change without prior notice.
For the latest information about the events and promotions at Sungei Wang Plaza, kindly visit: http://www.sungeiwang.com or Sungei Wang Plaza Facebook at www.facebook.com/sungeiwangplaza.
For All Kinds of Everything!
Very meaningful event:) i like how ms.yuen describe the meaning of the event.cant wait for lantern festival!
ReplyDeleteMe too.... hehehe... it should be exciting... especially for the kids
DeleteWow nice decoration at Sungai Wang. The mooncake festival will arrive soon.
ReplyDeleteit sure is colourful ... hehehe... can't wait for the mooncake festival...
Deletewow so pretty and so long no go this mall. I miss this mall so much.
ReplyDeleteRight... nowadays we seldom head to Sungei Wang but I love it there because there are loads of amazing affordable clothes and stuff...
Deletei am not a kid, but i miss those moment in primary school where we made own lantern craft <3
ReplyDeleteI know right... I miss the time when we had those coloured thin plastic /paper type lanterns with candles...
DeleteThe lanterns are nice and the dancer looks beautiful. Will bring my little angels there for the mood of the festival.
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Come lets join in the parade... I am probably bringing cutie monkee....
DeleteI always enjoy Mid-Autumn celebrations because of the steep cultural significance. There's a large event in Ipoh next week and I can't wait to attend.
ReplyDeleteI know... I love mooncake and lanterns... huhuh enjoy yourself yaa
DeleteHappy mooncake festival.. Let's play lantern together, jom!
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jom... lets join the lantern parade... should be fun
DeleteThe Lantern photos are so beautiful and my kids love the lantern festival and it looks so bright with lights everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI agree... which kid does not like lanterns...... it is so bright and gay
DeleteSo lovely and colourful. Can't wait for the Thousand Lantern Parade. :D
ReplyDeletehope to see you join in... heheh
DeleteSuch a beautiful place to take picture! Miss lantern and mooncake so much! :D
ReplyDeleteit's back Jacqueline... so take many pictures.... whenever you can...
DeleteI love all these colorful lantern! I love mooncake and remember that as kid I love to play lantern near my house.
ReplyDeleteme too.....
DeleteIt's so beautiful! I love lantern festival so much, especially mooncake! =)
ReplyDeleteI like the plain boring mooncake... hehehe... the lotus seed one....
DeleteWow the event looks so colourful and lively. I love mooncakes and lighten up the latterns :)
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Me too..can't wait... bring your girls come join in lah
DeleteVery pretty event with all the colourful lanternssss : ) Hmm...if I can doodle/ draw on some of the lanterns, it will be nicer ; ) Ha...Ha...
ReplyDeleteCheers, https://siennylovesdrawing.wordpress.com/
draw.... go on doodle...you know you want to.... lol
DeleteGosh love the decorations that they have done at the location. Really takes me back to those fun times. Got to love the festivities Miera dear <3
ReplyDeletemakes the whole place more brighter and cheery right......
DeleteCantiknya tanglungs tu semua !!!
ReplyDeletesetuju.... bawak anak you join lantern festival nanti
Deletewahh so many pretty lanterns! looks like a nice place to take pictures
ReplyDeletewow so pretty, haven't been to sg wang in forever. i love to see all the lantern deco in this mid autumn fest season
ReplyDeletethat's a real colourful event. Livens up the whole area
ReplyDeleteLove the event setting, so many colorful lanterns, it did brings back my childhood memory :)
ReplyDeletei agree.. it is pretty right... evokes long lost memories...
DeleteLook at all the pretty lanterns! im pretty sure this attracted a lot of attention to brighten up the place.
ReplyDeleteit is pretty and colourful right..... definitely so eye catching...
DeleteAwww... So many colorful lattern! Thanks for sharing this festival. It was so great
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