Lantern Festival in Gaillac
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Come and take part in the 3rd edition of the Lantern Festival for even more surprises! After delighting more than 370,000 visitors in 2018, France's biggest Chinese festival changes dimension and unveils the splendors and world heritage of China.
Every evening from 6pm to 11pm, more than 1,500 monumental light sculptures and 46 thematic tableaux invite you to experience a complete change of scenery. The Great Wall, imperial cities and panda forests make up this magical journey, with a centerpiece: a giant seated Buddha, 18 meters high, and its 75-meter-long Mountain landscape, a replica of one of Sichuan's listed wonders!
New for this 3rd edition: a 3rd stage will be opened, with a pavilion dedicated to a journey through time..
As you stroll through the park, which has become a City of Light, you'll come across Sichuan artists on two stages. Dancing, balancing, juggling... the art of Chinese showmanship combines circus and traditional dances, set to musical notes that invite you to travel. You'll also discover the ancestral art of "bian lian" face transformers, a bluffing effect of prestidigitation: the artist changes his mask up to 10 times in front of your eyes, supposedly with just the breath of his breath! All the art of Sichuan opera... magic!
Make your way to Gaillac, in the Tarn region of France, to discover this 4-hectare City of Light, which awaits you for a magical visit with friends, family or just the two of you!