Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 at 5:30pm
Experience an enchanting night at the Tianyu Lights Festival in Phoenix! Wander through breathtaking luminous art installations and immerse yourself in four captivating themes: Illuminated Forest, Fairy Tale Wonderland, Panda-land, and Ocean World. Indulge in delicious foods and beverages at our Food Court, and complete your visit with a trip to the Marketplace, where you'll find unique, handcrafted treasures.
Experience
We offer a variety of experiences for all ages to enjoy at our show, including unique handicraft at marketplace, interactive lanterns and food court.
Lantern display
In its inaugural year, the creative team of Tianyu Arts & Culture Inc. will bring some of their most popular lantern light installations to Phoenix. These nighttime art installations feature various fauna and flora on land, in the air, in the ocean, and even in mythical tales. Guests will enter a winter wonderland celebrating the upcoming springtime, with four themed sections:
- An illuminated forest with critters and plants from wetlands, deserts, and rainforests, highlighted by a 3-story color-changing butterfly tree emphasizing nature preservation.
- A fairy tale wonderland with unicorns, fairies, and fire-breathing dragons transforming the park into scenes from wild dreams.
- Panda-land, designed for kids and the young at heart, offering numerous photo opportunities and interactive animated panda sculptures.
- Ocean World, focusing on nature preservation with displays of common and endangered sea animals, concluding with a 100ft long shark tunnel.
Food Court
Our lantern food court provides a wide selection of food and drinks for purchase. Both local and traveling food vendors will be joining the festival to make sure that the event is not only a feast for your eyes but also for your stomach!
Handicraft Marketplace
Aluminum Braiding
Aluminum braiding is a traditional folk handicraft that involves using aluminum wire and other metal materials, which are oxidized to produce various colors. Using pliers and other tools, craftspeople use techniques such as folding, bending, binding, and weaving to create various shapes, including mythical creatures like dragons and phoenixes, as well as plants and vehicles.
Inner-Bottle Painting
Inner-bottle painting is a unique and traditional craft in China, featuring intricate designs created inside clear bottles made of glass, crystal, amber, and other materials. This art form involves meticulous craftsmanship, with artists using a specialized paintbrush inserted through the neck of the bottle to hand-paint detailed pictures.
Chinese Lanterns
Chinese lanterns are an ancient handicraft that originated in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and gained widespread popularity during the Song Dynasty. Over thousands of years, lanterns have evolved into various regional styles, each showcasing unique artistic expressions. They are traditionally hand crafted from materials such as bamboo, silk, beads, jade, feathers, and shells. These lanterns are decorated through techniques like binding, pasting, embroidery, painting, writing, carving, and paper-cutting.
Panda Merch Lanterns
The panda is one of the world's most protected species, renowned for its distinctive black-and-white coat and rotund body. Our marketplace offers a variety of panda-themed items, including dolls, backpacks, scarves, keychains, and more.
Light Up Painting
It will be one of the most wonderful souvenirs for your trip. It is a stunning and unique piece of desk decor with a pretty scene: the lovely panda, the butterflies, and the dragon winding round the palace, all the elements can be seen in lantern festivals. Also, it is a night light with 3 lighting modes: warm, white and neutral. You can change the mode and create the atmosphere according to your scene or mood.
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