Chinese New Year lanterns are a time-stamped mark of Chinese civilization spanning four millennia, and the most vivid visual symbol of Spring Festival culture. When lanterns illuminate the winter night, and lantern festivals reawaken cities, these brilliant lights not only carry on ancient sacrificial traditions but also hold people’s eternal hopes for reunion and good fortune.
Mid Autumn Lanterns（also known as Moon Festival lanterns）are a human-made galaxy of light that rivals the bright moon in the Mid-Autumn night sky, and a cultural dialogue spanning a thousand years. As one of the most brilliant visual symbols in traditional Chinese culture , this dazzling sea of lights, through its unique language of light and shadow, articulates the Chinese nation’s deep longing for reunion , its reverence for nature, and its eternal pursuit of beauty.
Chinese Lanterns, also known as flower lanterns (花灯), are an indispensable part of traditional Chinese culture. With a history that goes back thousands of years, lanterns are a unique symbol of Chinese civilization. They carry people’s aspirations for a better life and their blessings, and they represent a pinnacle of traditional Chinese craftsmanship and aesthetics.
This year, the Zigong Lantern World has also incorporated Sun Wukong’s iconic image into its lantern designs. Following the park’s signage and ascending to the hilltop, visitors will encounter a colossal lantern inspired by Sun Wukong, measuring 6 meters in length, 8 meters in width, and towering 18 meters in height.
The most eye-catching “Qingcheng Shuangshu” lantern group of the Zigong Lantern Fair in 2024 is precisely this modern expression of the worship of the spirit snake. In the splendor of the millennium salt capital, two eight meters high snake fairies dance in the sky, they shed the traditional white snake legend of the supernatural temperament.
