"Summer Night with Bright Lanterns" Kicks off at Lantern City of China in Zigong, Sichuan

On July 18, the activity of "Summer Night with Bright Lanterns" of the Zigong International Dinosaur Culture and Tourism Festival activity series officially kicked off at the Lantern City of China in Zigong City, Sichuan Province.

The Lantern City of China [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

The scene of the opening ceremony [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

This activity is one of the first Zigong International Dinosaur Culture and Tourism Festival activity series launched by Zigong City, which made good use of and promoted the dinosaur culture and tourism resources, while integrating lanterns, food, Sichuan Opera, acrobatics and other culture and tourism resources, and coordinating a series of summer culture and tourism projects. The activity echoes the Zigong Lantern Festival in time and space, creating the new pattern of "dinosaur + lantern" culture and tourism market that features all-area, all-season, and all-time, to help the recovery of the culture and tourism economy. 

Board-awarding ceremony of Zigong OCT Lantern Culture and Tourism Company [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

Colorful lanterns in Zigong [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

It is reported that this activity, guided by the theme season activities at the Lantern City of China in Zigong, is held in venues including Huashang Modern Plaza, Fantasy Dinosaur Fairyland, Fushun County, etc., to create the linked activities such as "Colorful Lanterns + Ice and Snow + Guochao + Beer" at the Lantern City of China, "Trunk Market" in the Fantasy Dinosaur Fairyland, "Night Cruise at Summer Night" in Fuxi River Night Cruise, "Night Life Festival" in Huashang Modern Plaza and "Beer Night" in Fushun County, creating a night-time consumption scene of "Summer Night with Bright Lanterns" in the whole city.

Fantawild Dino Kingdom [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

Huashang Modern Plaza [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

In the scorching July, everyone may come to Zigong to see dinosaurs and have fun in Fantawild during the day, and go to the Lantern City of China, visit Fuxi River to enjoy the dazzling lanterns, taste the delicious food at various night tour markets, have some cold shrimp-shaped jelly and ice beer at night, and taste the colorful and gorgeous summer nightlife.

A Sichuan Opera performance in Zigong [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

A night cruise on Fuxi River [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]

A dish of Zigong cuisine [Photo by Liao Zhiquan]