Hengchun Folk Music Festival is about to close. Coretronic Culture and Arts Foundation, which last year successfully bestowed splendor and elegance on Fengshen Temple and the Jieguan Pavilion in Greater Tainan, has brought world-class lighting design to Hengchun, transforming the old city. When the lights were first turned on on Oct. 22, the beautiful lighting made old city in the night more alluring than ever.
The historic buildings of Hengchun old city, bathed in specially designed lighting, exuded beauty. The light emanated from the battlements, illuminating the texture on the old mottled walls and matching the ancient sounds of the moon lute. The complementary sounds and lighting created a magical and romantic atmosphere. Many visitors said that when the lights were turned on, they were transported to an earlier time and that no one would want to pass through time by walking through the gate.
Pingtung County Commissioner Tsao Chi-hung, who was moved by the attractive lighting when he participated in the revamping of the lighting at Fengshen Temple last year, repeatedly extended invitations to the Coretronic Culture and Arts Foundation to Pingtung and by the end of the year, his wish was finally fulfilled. Young light artists such as Liu Kuan-hung, Chen Teh-ping, Chiang Chi-yang, Huang Chun-fang, Lin Ching-yu and Chen Yi-chang used lamp light, installations and the expertise of architects, lighting and space designers to complete the design in a little under one week.
(Liberty Times, Translated by Perry Svensson)
Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者蔡宗憲翻攝
恆春民謠音樂節即將畫下句點，去年成功讓台南風神廟與接官亭重現風華的中強光電文化藝術基金會，特別將世界級的燈光設計帶來恆春，為百年古城進行華麗變身，十月二十二日首度進行點燈，迷人光影讓古城夜晚更具可看性。
恆春古城的歷史痕跡，在照明設計師的光影設計下，宛如抹上淡妝的絕代美人，光線從城垛上透出，映照著古牆斑駁的紋理，搭配古調的月琴聲，聲音與光影完美搭配，營造出奇幻又浪漫的氛圍，不少民眾也開玩笑說「點上美麗燈光後宛如回到過去，不會有人想從城門穿越時空了。」
去年參與台南風神廟光環境改造，被光影魅力感動的縣長曹啟鴻，不斷邀請中強光電基金會到屏東合作，終於在年底前如願，新生代光影藝術家包括劉冠宏、與陳德平、江佶洋、黃群芳、林靖祐及陳怡彰，發揮燈光、裝置、建築設計師、照明與空間設計專長，將近一週時間完成設計規劃。
（自由時報記者蔡宗憲）
Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者蔡宗憲翻攝
Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsien, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者蔡宗憲翻攝
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