When millennia-old intangible cultural heritage collides with modern technology and light, and when epic Chinese stories meet immersive experiences, the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival, hailed as “the world’s premier lantern festival,” is about to celebrate its highly anticipated 32nd edition. On January 23, the Zigong China Lantern World will be illuminated, offering global visitors a dazzling spectacle of light and shadow that transcends time and blends Chinese and foreign influences. As a local force deeply rooted in lantern culture, Zigong Aurora Culture eagerly awaits this auspicious occasion with millions of visitors, ready to embark on this luminous journey to light up the New Year.
The Zigong Lantern Festival is no longer just a festive exhibition,it is a national intangible cultural heritage carrying a thousand-year-old cultural legacy, and a representative project that contributed to the successful inscription of the Spring Festival on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. From the New Year lantern-viewing custom of the Tang and Song dynasties to the grand “lantern competition” of salt merchants in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now to a cultural icon that has gone global, Zigong lanterns occupy 85% of the domestic market share and 92% of the international market share with their exquisite craftsmanship, stunning the world with Chinese culture through light and shadow. This year’s lantern festival, You’ll see giant horse and figure lanterns that have been popular in recent years—Mulan, dreamy lotus leaf passage lanterns, and artificial tree lanterns, etc.
As a traditional lantern maker in Zigong, we sincerely invite friends from all over the world to come to Zigong to see our lanterns and let the world see the boundless lantern festival of Zigong. We also hope to bring Zigong lanterns to more places around the world.