As the Lantern Festival of 2025 arrives, a traditional cultural craze centered around intangible cultural heritage lantern shows is sweeping across China, breathing new life into this traditional festival in the new era. According to the lantern – viewing maps released by relevant travel platforms, intangible cultural heritage lanterns have illuminated the night sky across the country during the Lantern Festival, becoming the most magnificent sight during the festival.
This year’s Lantern Festival lantern shows vary in different popular cities. Some cities stand out with their affordable prices and cost – effective accommodation, allowing tourists to fully enjoy the festival atmosphere while experiencing the unique local customs and cultures. Others attract numerous tourists with pleasant climates and distinctive regional styles.
During the Lantern Festival, the integration of traditional intangible cultural heritage lanterns and modern high – tech has become a major highlight. Lantern shows that are national intangible cultural heritages, with the help of intelligent control systems, have made the ancient lanterns come alive, endowing traditional lanterns with new vitality. Some lantern shows use holographic projection technology to recreate the magnificent scenes of brightly lit nights in history. Others, through light and shadow art, transform traditional buildings into dreamlike fairylands, bringing unprecedented visual shocks to tourists.
In addition to the empowerment of technology, immersive experiences are also an important feature of intangible cultural heritage – themed travel this year. Some places have created themed lantern shows. Tourists, dressed in traditional costumes and carrying intangible cultural heritage lanterns, stroll through ancient – style marketplaces, participate in activities such as lantern riddle guessing, and seem to travel through time and space, personally experiencing the charm of traditional culture. All over the country, special tourism routes such as “lanterns + cultural experiences”, “lanterns + food”, and “lanterns + homestays” have been launched. The deep integration of intangible cultural heritage lanterns and tourist scenarios not only extends the stay time of tourists, drives the accommodation demand in surrounding areas, but also injects new vitality into the night – time economy.
During the Lantern Festival, there is frequent interaction between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. A large – scale cross – strait folk culture event for the Lantern Festival was grandly held. The event set up multiple venues, covering various sectors such as folk parades, cross – strait intangible cultural heritage shows, and intangible cultural heritage themed marketplaces. It gathered multiple stage performances, folk flash mobs, intangible cultural heritage performance teams, and numerous market stalls. Performing teams from the other side of the strait brought wonderful shows, and cultural and creative craftsmen also displayed their ingenious works, promoting the exchange and integration of cross – strait cultures.
At the same time, a large – scale temple fair also opened on the Lantern Festival. This temple fair lasted for several days, covering multiple sectors such as cultural and artistic performances, national – trend intangible cultural heritage exhibitions, and food temple fairs. The opening performance included cultural and artistic shows such as lion dances and traditional operas, and well – known actors were invited to perform classic operas. During the event, various folk activities were also centrally displayed. The food area gathered various local specialty snacks, and traditional special banquets were brought to the temple fair, demonstrating profound cultural heritage and the legacy of traditional cuisine.
