Lantern Festival is an ancient Chinese folk culture.
During this year’s Spring Festival, the Chinese-style lantern festival blended with overseas culture and was widely loved by overseas tourists.
In Montauban, France, the Chinese Lantern Festival has been held in the city’s botanical garden for two consecutive years.
More than 40 groups of giant lanterns organically integrate the unique handicrafts of Chinese lanterns with modern light sources, not only presenting the visual beauty of lantern art but also demonstrating the unique charm of Chinese culture.
Bixelbergen Wildlife Park in the Netherlands tried to hold a lantern show in the park for the first time this year, creating a "Light and Shadow Safari" together with Chinese lanterns.
Yaowarat Road in Thailand's Chinatown is brightly lit and crowded with people at night.
Various colorful lights set off stalls selling specialty food.
A leaping golden dragon symbolizes the flourishing relations between China and Thailand in the Year of the Dragon and the prosperous life of the people.
In Selangor, Malaysia, the streets and alleys are decorated with various Chinese-style Spring Festival decorations, and red lanterns can be seen everywhere.
The Chinese red lights lit up everywhere not only bring a strong flavor of the New Year, but also increase people’s understanding of Chinese culture.
In the city of Cassino in central Italy, a lantern festival was staged at the "Fairy Tale Forest" theme park. More than 300 lanterns made by craftsmen from Zigong, Sichuan, China, covered an area of 110,000 square meters and were about 2.5 kilometers long. Lights up on the tour path.
This year, China's overseas lantern exhibition activities will run throughout the year. It is expected that lantern festivals will be held in more than 80 cities in more than 20 countries around the world, attracting 30 million visitors.
(Produced by Jiang Lu)
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]