The Flying Saucer At Sunset

Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) are stationary lens-shaped clouds with a smooth layered appearance that form in the troposphere, usually above mountain ranges. One was spotted in Singapore recently...

Eyes Of 30,000 Honeycombs

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A Kaleidoscope Of Colours, Shapes And Patterns

Spectacular and innovative in design, the Flower Dome replicates the cool-dry climate of Mediterranean regions like South Africa, California and parts of Spain and Italy. Home to a collection of plants from deserts all over the world, it showcases the adaptations of plants to arid environments...

Lightning Strikes, Not Once, But Many Times

Unlike light, lightning does not travel in a straight line. Instead, it has many branches. These other branches flashed at the same time as the main strike. The branches are actually the step leaders that were connected to the leader that made it to its target...

Are You My Dinner Tonight?

A T-Rex has 24-26 teeth on its upper jaw and 24 more on its lower jaw. Juveniles have small, sharp blade-shaped teeth to cut flesh, whereas adults have huge, blunt, rounded teeth for crushing bones. Is the T-Rex a bone-crushing scavenger?

Gardens By The Bay - Mid Autumn Festival

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Gardens By The Bay
Marina Bay
South, Singapore
September 2013

The Mid-Autumn Festival line-up transforms Gardens by the Bay into a magical display of light and colour, bringing the Gardens to life with an enchanting display of lanterns and flowers...

Fundraising Activities

Several fundraising activities will be held during the celebrations, with proceeds going to President’s Challenge 2013. These include releasing Loy Krathong candle-lit water lanterns and sky lanterns, as well as a one-day Family Fun Walk.

The lantern frog and a real swimming "frog"...

Beautiful lotus-shaped floating lanterns waiting to be purchased at $10...

Setting off a Loy Krathong floating lantern...

Asian Food Street & Handicraft Stalls

Stalls selling delicacies and  intricate Chinese handicrafts from China, Taiwan and Singapore abound abound in this section.


Creative Lantern-Making Exhibition

The section showcases a display of the most elaborate and creative of lanterns submitted by contestants.  

Performances by China Hainan Provincial Committee

The China Hainan Provincial Committeegraces the event to showcase the region’s specialties and celebrate the festival through dance, music, food and handicrafts. 

Promotions & Contests

In celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there will be an extension of operating hours for the two conservatories and the OCBC Skyway, and a 15% discount on admission tickets to the conservatories from 13 to 22 September 2013.

Visitors will also get a chance to win Gardens by the Bay memorabilia gift packages worth $50 in the Snap & Win! Contest, when they upload photos of the Mid-Autumn celebrations at Gardens by the Bay on their Instagram account with the following hashtags - #midautumnatgb & #gardensbythebay.

Dining outlets such as Peach Garden Noodle House and Majestic Bay Seafood Restaurant are also running mooncake promotions exclusively for selected credit cards till 19 September. 



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Mid Autumn Festival - Lanterns Of Trees, Bugs, Dinosaurs

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Gardens By The Bay
Marina Bay
South, Singapore
September 2013

Within the huge expanse of the Gardens lie themed lantern exhibitions. These are segregated into standalones and landscaped displays.

Lanterns of zodiacs and flowered cloth...


   
The Grand Palace on the still waters...
 
Gardens Alive! - Ants, butterflies, caterpillars, bees...

   
Opera faces - Which are the good guys and which are the bad ones?


Dinosaurs from Jurassic Park - Watch out, they move!



The World of Fairytales display scenes from exotic lands...



   


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Flower Dome - Mid Autumn Among The Lantern Flowers

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Gardens By The Bay
Marina Bay
South, Singapore
September 2013
   
The new Mid-Autumn themed floral display in the Flower Dome features three striking dragonfly lanterns perched amidst a field of vibrant flora such as "lantern flowers" like Begonias and autumn-blooms like Chrysanthemums, Astilbes and Celosias, while Chinese lanterns add to the festive ambience and traditional paper cut-outs illustrate the myths and legends behind this festival. 


Huat ah!

Little Mid-Autumn Festival icons...

Lantern trivia - How many did you spot?

A butterfly among the blooms...

Lanterns and brocades overhead...

Mooncakes on sale...

Drums herald the arrival of the autumn harvest..

Where birds prepare their nests for the incoming winter chill...

The fair maiden, Chang'E smiles benevolently down at Earth from her home on the moon...

Autumn flowers in full bloom...
Dragonflies nestle among the flowers...

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