On November 18th, 2016 Phoenix Lights of the World Lantern Festival is solemnly opened in Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A. This lantern festival was held by Zigong Lantern Festival & Trade Group and Sichuan Eastern Lantern Art & Cultural Diffusion Co., Ltd. The Counselor of the Consulate General of China in Los Angeles, the Governor of Arizona, the Vice Mayor of Phoenix, the General Manager of Whide Horse Pass, the Vice President of U.S.-China Educational and Cultural Foundation, the President of Zigong Lantern Festival & Trade Group and other celebrities in commercial field attend this opening ceremony.
In the opening ceremony, Mr. Gu Jin, the Counselor of the Consulate General of China in Los Angeles, highly praises East Lantern as the inheritor and communicator of Chinese traditional culture and the bridge of Dual track diplomacy of government and people. The Governor of Arizona and Vice Mayor of Phoenix says:“ This lantern festival is a meaningful event for multiple international culture communication. I believe that it will impress all the American visitors.”
The Indian aborigines, Latinos, Mexicans and Chinese bring performance to express the multiple culture of Phoenix. At 5:00pm, the guests start the lighting ceremony, all the visitors cheer and applause for this exciting moment. The main medias and Chinese medias in Arizona report about this lantern festival.
As the leading enterprise in lantern field, Zigong Lantern Festival & Trade Group and Sichuan Eastern Lantern Art & Cultural Diffusion Co, Ltd. hold the Phoenix Lights of the World Lantern Festival, which is the largest ever lantern exhibition.
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