A single lantern, a verse of Qi charm, a night of starry river

As nightfall drapes over Zibo, Shandong, a thousand intangible-heritage lanterns glow one by one, and a 1,200-mu sea of lights unfolds into a Milky Way on earth. This is the Qi-Colored Lantern City of Zibo — where national-level intangible cultural heritage meets modern light and shadow, infusing a thousand years of Qi culture into every flickering glow. Water light shows, intangible-heritage molten iron fireworks, and guofeng (Chinese traditional style) processions take turns to dazzle — a scene of uniquely Eastern romance and awe.