Xi'an City Wall 2024 New Year Lantern Festival | 37 giant dragon lanterns, four major exhibition areas with 20 sets of lanterns

Centered on the Yongning Gate (South Gate) of Xi'an, east to Wenchang Gate, west to Zhuque Gate, the 'Xi'an City Wall New Year Lantern Festival' creates a festive cultural atmosphere of 'a step, a quatrain, a lantern, a poem; dragon walks for five thousand years, lanterns fill the city with color'. At the Chang'an City Wall New Year Lantern Festival, thirty-seven Chinese dragons gathered in Chang'an, showing the distinctive features of the Year of the Dragon and the strong atmosphere of the Spring Festival in the four major lantern areas of 'Illuminating Chang'an', 'Fortune the World', 'Splendid China', and 'Dreamy Childhood'. Nearly 20 sets of lanterns present a unique New Year's feast full of Spring Festival culture to millions of citizens. At the south square of Yongning Gate, two giant Chinese dragons hang in the air, with colorful bodies, very spectacular. The light show of the Wengcheng is dazzling, colorful, and unpredictable. On the north city wall, the four big characters 'Xi'an City Wall' are projected with colored lights, very dazzling. The main lantern group of 'Auspicious Dragon Celebrates Spring' 18 meters high in Wengcheng, the giant dragon soars and dances around the city, creating a strong New Year atmosphere. Looking closely at the details of the lanterns, they are meticulous and lifelike. The east and west city walls of Yongning Gate Wengcheng are the 'Fortune the World' area. Each has a blessing corridor, wishing visitors all the best and full of happiness. Along the east side of the Arrow Tower to the Wenchang Gate Tower is the 'Splendid China' lantern exhibition area. Large, medium and small lanterns have different shapes and are colorful. The west side of the Yongning Gate Arrow Tower to the Zhuque Street City Gate Tower is the 'Dreamy Childhood' lantern exhibition area. It is also led by dragon lanterns, with various flowers and fruit lanterns. The most eye-catching are the twenty-four solar term lanterns, from the beginning of spring to the severe cold, accompanied by seasonal flowers, fruits, vegetables, food..., which make visitors imaginative. There are also the splendor and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the totems of the five Central Asian countries, the colorful lights of the starting point of the Silk Road, the cultural relics of Shaanxi, the folk inheritance, the treasures of the Qinling Mountains, etc. The Xi'an City Wall New Year Lantern Festival tells the thousands of years of Chinese civilization with brilliant colors and vivid shapes, showing the charm of the first ancient capital of China. 📍Detailed address: Xi'an City Wall New Year Lantern Festival: 2 South Street, Beilin District, Xi'an Ticket: 100 yuan/person