The annual Guzhen International Lighting Festival 2017 kicked off at Guzhen Ecological Waterland Park on November 5.
This Lighting Festival is co-organized by the China Association of Lighting Industries and Guzhen Township Government of Zhongshan City. This festival will reach a finale on November 11.
The opening ceremony of Guzhen International Lighting Festival 2017.
People from other cities in Guangdong can take city rail to Guzhen Station (古镇站).
After getting off the city rail service, people can take the K01 or shuttle bus 2 from Lihe Square (利和广场) to Guzhen Ecological Waterland Park.
You can get on the bus at Lihe Square (利和广场) and get off at Tongxing Lu (同兴路) / Plaza of Caosan Hardware & Lamp (曹三五金灯配城). The last bus to Lihe Square is 22:30.
Guzhen is a town in Zhongshan, and is the world’s main manufacturing and sales base for lighting products. It is reported that the lighting products manufactured in Guzhen are sold to 103 countries and regions worldwide.
The GDP of Guzhen last year was over 20 million yuan, with the light industry accounting for 80% of that total.
You can turn to next page to have a look at the light festival before you set off.
Author: Steven Yuen
Editor: Simon Haywood & Abby Chen
Photo: Guzhen Township Government of Zhongshan City
