The 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival will officially open on January 22 in Guangzhou and last for 68 days, blending UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages, Greater Bay Area (GBA) elements, and the "Belt and Road" cultures to create a spectacular light show.
Spanning about 580,000 m2 across Puzhou Garden (蒲洲花園), Nansha Tianhou Palace (南沙天后宮), and Coastal Park (濱海公園) in Guangzhou's Nansha District, the festival will be the largest lantern festival in China by area, number of exhibits, and duration. The main tour route extends over 3 kilometers, featuring 218 lantern displays and over 10,000 decorative lanterns.
Map of the Lantern Festival
Festival highlights
1. Largest scale of lantern displays
Featuring eight super-large installations, 37 large ones, and 173 medium-to-small designs, appealing to visitors of all ages. Designed by renowned intangible cultural heritage masters, the festival showcases top-tier lantern artistry.
The 18m-tall "Floral Goddess" (簪花女神) and 16m-tall "Monkey King" (齊天大圣) are made by Zigong lantern artisans.
Cyber Awakening Lion (賽博醒獅)
Thousand Lantern Splendor (千燈華彩)
Tang-style Silk Road Chang'an Market (絲路長安集市)
Maritime Silk Road Symphony (海上絲路?國際交響) mega-display by lantern master Wan Songtao
Glorious China (鼎盛中華) designed by national-class artist Chen Jun
2. Around 1,000 performances and activities
Visitors can enjoy performances across nine stages, featuring traditional art forms like Cantonese opera, Yingge dance, martial arts, and puppet shows, as well as modern acts like air shows and flash mobs.
Opening Night:A grand ceremony with air shows, dance, lion dance performances, and a lantern parade with traditional Chinese costumes (aka hanfu).
January 29-31: Traditional folk performances such as Yingge, Qilin, dragon and lion dances.
February 1: Lingnan folk art performance and parade.
February 2-3: Characters like the God of Wealth, Dragon (Loong) King, Eight Immortals, and Matchmaker descend to bring New Year blessings, accompanied by a Fish Lantern Parade.
February 4: Family-friendly puppet shows.
In addition, over 50 interactive lanterns and installations, some designed by international artists like Philippe Morin and Michael Stevenson, promise an engaging visitor experience.
3. A feast for foodies and shoppers
The Silk Road-themed food street includes 80 stalls offering Cantonese classics like Shunde double-skin milk and Macao's pork chop buns.
Over 30 creative stores and 20 trendy vendors will offer local goods, cultural souvenirs, and holiday products. Ten towns and sub-districts in Nansha will showcase their specialties at the festival.
4. Special discounts and vouchers
The Nansha Tianhou Palace, one of the largest Mazu temples in the GBA, will offer free access for lantern festival visitors through reservation during the festival.
Nansha Tianhou Palace
Consumption vouchers worth atotal of one million yuan covering 1,900 stores in Guangzhou will be issued. Additionally, 105 businesses in Nansha District will offer discounts for customers with the Lantern Festival ticket.
5. Custom routes for different visitors
Designed for different visitor needs, options include 2-hour family-friendly express routes and 4-hour in-depth tours.
6. Explore nearby tourist attractions
Nansha District is filled with tourist attractions. Immerse yourself in nature at Nansha Wetland Park's mangroves, savor fresh seafood at Wanqingsha, or enjoy a boat ride with stunning views of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link. Discover the rural charm of Dawei Village, the flower seas of Make Village, the waterways of Dongchong, and the silk heritage at Lanhe's cultural park. Also, the Nansha Cruise Terminal is just five minutes from the festival site.
Opening Hours
3:30 pm - 10:30 pm, January 22 - March 30, 2024. Closed on January 28 (Chinese New Year's Eve).
Light up at around 6 pm, depending on the sunset time.
Ticket prices
Early bird (12,000 tickets per day Jan 22-27): ￥68 per person
18-65 yrs adult: Jan 22-27 ￥128, Jan 29-Feb 12 ￥168, Feb 13-Mar 30 ￥98
Student (younger than 18 yrs or with a valid student ID) or the elderly over 65 yrs: Jan 22-27 ￥90, Jan 29-Feb 12 ￥118, Feb 13-Mar 30 ￥68
1 adult + 1 student: Jan 22-27 ￥175, Jan 29-Feb ￥258, Feb 13-Mar 30 ￥132
2 adults + 1 student: Jan 22-27 ￥278, Jan 29-Feb ￥408, Feb 13-Mar 30 ￥210
Each adult can bring a child shorter than 1.2 m for free.
How to purchase tickets
Scan the QR code via WeChat or purchase via the "大灣區燈會" WeChat mini program.
Purchase on-site. Please bring your valid ID.
Transportation
By car
a. P1 Parking Lot (大灣區燈會P1停車場) or Nansha Binhai Park (南沙濱海公園)
b. P2 Parking Lot (大灣區燈會P2停車場) or Puzhou Garden (蒲洲花園)
c. P3 Parking Lot (大灣區燈會P3停車場) or Nansha Passenger Port metro station (南沙客運港地鐵站)
By metro
Take Metro Line 4 to the Nansha Passenger Port station.
By bus
Take Nansha Bus Route 3, 4, 18, 19, 24, 53, or 54.
By ship
Visitors can take the ship to the Nansha Passenger Port from China Ferry Terminal in Hong Kong.
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