Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will present “Valentine's Day Fantasia 2016 – The Fairytale of Lights” at the Taipa Houses-Museum area and numerous attractions nearby in Taipa from 7 – 29 February. Through the event, MGTO encourages visitors to spend a long vacation in Macao during Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day and Chinese Lantern Festival, while offering another fascinating choice of leisure and entertainment for local residents during the festive month. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau and Cultural Affairs Bureau are the event co-organizers.
Ready to dazzle the heart of Taipa from Chinese New Year’s Eve, “Valentine's Day Fantasia 2016 – The Fairytale of Lights” will present light installations at over ten locations, an interactive game and a 3D mapping show. Bringing beautiful fairytales to life through an extravaganza of lights, the event not only will let lovers enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day and Chinese Lantern Festival, but also will create a dazzling dreamland for fairytale fans, young and old, in this festive season. The featured 3D mapping show will be unveiled with an opening ceremony on 12 February.
Promising a heart-warming and memorable February, the event will go on during a range of festivities, including Chinese New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day (14 February and the 7th day of Lunar New Year known as “Human’s Birthday”) as well as Chinese Lantern Festival, a traditional occasion for lovers to celebrate in Chinese culture. Light installations include 9,999 rose illuminations, sprawling across the Taipa Houses-Museum area and Carmel Parish.
Glittery light installations adds festive ambience
14 groups of light installations will add splendid color to the Taipa Houses-Museum area and adjacent attractions from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. during 7 – 29 February. Light installations are located at the stairway along Rua do Cunha, Calçada do Quartel, Avenida de Carlos da Maia, Rua da Restauração, Calçada do Carmo, Carmel Garden, Entrance of Carmel Garden, stairway from Largo do Carmo to the Taipa Houses-Museum area as well as the Taipa Houses-Museum area.
Weave a fairytale with 3D mapping and interactive game
Themed as “Cinderella’s Glass Slipper”, the 5-minute 3D mapping show will be staged at the Taipa Houses-Museum area every 30 minutes from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. during 12 – 22 February. The last show will take place at 9:55 p.m. each night. The story of Cinderella will come to life in a brand-new way through the light and 3D effects. The story is about a prince who travels through time to meet his girl again in Macao on Valentine’s Day. The prince helps the girl to put on her glass slipper, and they live happily ever after, with sweet blessings showered upon every resident and visitor. A 15-minute interactive game will be available at half-hour intervals from 7:10 p.m. after each round of 3D mapping show every night as well, with the last game at 9:40 p.m. The game combines bicycle generators and 3D projection mapping techniques, allowing participants to weave a romantic fairytale.
MGTO has taken gradual measures to promote the event on social network and its website, monthly publication “What’s On”, poster, promotional leaflet and TV commercial, etc.
By organizing a great diversity of events, MGTO is dedicated to forging the city into a “City of Events” and supporting the SAR Government to expedite Macao’s development into a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure. The Office presented Macao Light Festival 2015 - Journey of Lights, a brand-new local festive event that went widely popular last December. This time, by staging another lighting extravaganza, MGTO will fill the Taipa Houses-Museum area and numerous attractions nearby with a romantic aroma, hoping to create beautiful memories in the hearts of visitors and residents in this warm festive season.
澳门特别行政区政府旅游局将于2月7日至29日在氹仔龙环葡韵及附近多个景点呈献“2016浪漫情人节之光影童话梦”光影表演，在农历新年、西方情人节及元宵节期间，吸引旅客来澳度过悠长假期，同时也为市民增添节假日的休闲娱乐节目。民政总署及文化局为是次活动的合办单位。
于除夕夜起上演的“2016浪漫情人节之光影童话梦”光影表演，将带来超过10个地点的灯饰装置、3D光雕表演及互动游戏，以光与影配合童话爱情故事主题，为情侣们带来浪漫的中、西情人节，也为喜欢童话故事的大朋友和小朋友带来梦幻与缤纷的节日气氛。其中的3D光雕表演将于2月12日揭幕及举行开幕仪式。
是次光影表演贯穿多个节庆日，包括除夕、农历新年、2月14日的西方情人节同时也是正月初七的“人日”，以及中国情人节“元宵节”，将为全城带来温馨难忘的2月。整个活动的灯饰装置将包括9,999朵玫瑰灯饰，散布氹仔龙环葡韵及嘉模堂区。
缤纷灯饰装置添节日气氛
14组灯饰装置将于2月7日至29日下午6时至晚上10时期间，为氹仔龙环葡韵及附近多个景点添上亮丽缤纷的色彩。灯饰装置分别设于官也街楼梯、兵房斜巷、嘉路士米耶马路、光复街、嘉模斜巷、氹仔市政公园（嘉模公园）、氹仔市政公园入口（嘉模公园）、嘉模教堂前地通往龙环葡韵楼梯，以及龙环葡韵。
3D光雕结合游戏编织童话梦
以“灰姑娘的玻璃鞋”为主题的3D光雕表演将于2月12日至22日，晚上7时至10时在氹仔龙环葡韵上演，每半小时一场，每场5分钟，晚上9时55分为最后一场，以光影演绎全新的灰姑娘童话故事。故事讲述一名女孩与穿梭时空的王子在澳门的情人节当晚再次相遇，王子为女孩穿上玻璃鞋，最后有情人终成眷属，将幸福送给每一位市民和旅客。互动游戏将在每场次的3D光雕表演后进行，于晚上7时10分开始，每半小时一次，每次15分钟，晚上9时40分为最后一次，结合单车发电与光影投射技术，由参与者编织浪漫童话梦。
旅游局已逐步透过旅游局网站、社交媒体、免费月刊“旅游快讯”、海报、宣传单张及电视广告等宣传是次光影表演。
旅游局希望透过举办多元化的盛事活动，打造澳门成为“盛事之都”，配合特区政府加快“世界旅游休闲中心”的建设步伐。去年12月举办了“2015澳门光影节 ─ 光影奇缘”，为全城带来别开生面的节庆活动，广受欢迎。今次将光影表演带到充满浪漫气息的氹仔龙环葡韵及附近多个景点，希望在这个温馨热闹的节庆期间，为市民和旅客缔造浪漫回忆。
