As the Spring Festival approaches, the Chinese New Year flavor is gradually becoming stronger in various parts of China. On the evening of the 21st, the 39th Qinhuai Lantern Festival was held on the water stage of Bailuzhou Park at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. While attracting local citizens to stop and enjoy it, guests and tourists from Poland, Türkiye, South Korea, France, Chile and other countries also came to enjoy it. This is a drone photo of the lamp group taken on January 21st at the Confucius Temple exhibition area in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The Qinhuai Lantern Festival is one of the first national intangible cultural heritages in China. It has been held for 38 times and has attracted nearly 200 million participants from home and abroad. The number of lantern groups in this year's lantern festival has reached over 350, an increase of 10% compared to last year. Among them, the exhibition area of Bailuzhou Park deeply combines the cultural connotations of lantern colors with the ancient painting "Shangyuan Lantern Colors" from the Ming Dynasty. It sets up multiple themed exhibition areas such as auspicious beasts in spring, fish leaping for good luck, birds singing and flowers blooming, and combines sound, light and electricity technologies to vividly showcase the millennium inheritance and cultural heritage of the Qinhuai Lantern Festival, bringing visitors an immersive lantern viewing experience. Entering the exhibition area of Bailuzhou Park, I felt like I was in a cultural grand garden composed of colorful lights. The traditional Chinese cultural elements such as zodiac signs, lanterns, and musical instruments that we previously learned about are presented in the form of exquisite lanterns. There are also lotus lanterns carrying unmanned aerial vehicles that ascend into the night sky, which is very shocking Maria Lacombe, Deputy Mayor of Sere in the Pyr é n é es department of eastern France, said. That evening, she also signed a letter of intent for a friendly cooperation agreement on behalf of Sere City and Qinhuai District of Nanjing City. This is a light group captured on January 21st in the exhibition area of Bailuzhou Park in Nanjing, Jiangsu. More than two months ago, Sere City and Qinhuai District of Nanjing City became acquainted with each other due to a lantern festival. In mid November 2024, the Glorious China (Sere Nanjing) Qinhuai Lantern Festival was officially lit up and opened in a castle park in Sere city. Maria Lacombo, who had visited the park before, was deeply impressed by a set of tall and exquisite tree shaped lanterns. She said that holding the China Lantern Festival not only gave more French people a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese culture, but also effectively promoted the development of local tourism. She hopes to continue to strengthen cooperation in the future. Sunshine France Culture and Tourism Company is one of the organizers of the lantern festival. The company's head, Shi Guoming, told reporters that in the Castle Park, there are not only thousands of Chinese lanterns of different sizes and styles, but also performances of Chinese intangible cultural heritage skills, fireworks shows, and Chinese specialty snacks. "Entering the park is like coming to China. This is the feeling I have heard from the most French tourists since the park was opened." Shi Guoming said that in a few days, the park will also carry out the "Chinese Spring Festival Week" characteristic activities, the wonderful dragon and lion dance activities will also be unveiled, and visitors will feel the strong Chinese New Year flavor. It is reported that the lantern festival held in the city of S é l é will continue to be open until February 16, 2025. As of now, it has attracted tourists from countries such as France and Spain to visit the park, and the cumulative passenger flow has exceeded 100000. According to incomplete statistics, Qinhuai Lantern Festival has appeared in more than 50 countries and regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Japan. The Yu Garden Lantern Festival in Shanghai, Zigong Lantern Festival in Sichuan and other special lantern festivals in other parts of China have also "traveled across the sea", shining the festival seasons around the world and conveying the strong flavor of Chinese New Year. This is a light group captured on January 21st in the exhibition area of Bailuzhou Park in Nanjing, Jiangsu. 63 year old national intangible cultural heritage inheritor Gu Yeliang, photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Bo, has gone abroad multiple times to showcase the charm of Qinhuai lanterns. "In 2007, I brought my works to the UK and communicated with local people for 15 days. Every day, many people watched, learned, and tried to make lanterns. In 2013, I conducted Qinhuai lantern making and Chinese culture training in Cairo, Egypt. From 5-year-old children to over 80 year old people, everyone was fascinated by Chinese lanterns. The Egyptian girl who translated for me eventually became my teacher and often learned related skills through WeChat. In the Netherlands, I also met a designer who co designed and produced sunflower lanterns with me. Go out, perform at the site of intangible cultural heritage inheritors going abroad, and then collaborate with local companies to market the entire lantern festival abroad, The Chinese Lantern Festival is attracting the attention of more and more people from various countries. In Gu Yeliang's view, lights bring light, warmth and auspiciousness, which is a common "language" for people of all countries who are eager for a better life. He believes that the Chinese Lantern Festival will definitely go further and be loved by people from more countries, constantly "illuminating" the path of cultural exchange between China and foreign countries. (New Society)