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li chaoran, reporter of chao news client

the dome of the central hall of the main venue of the shanghai international light and shadow festival. image source: shanghai release

enjoying the wonderful light show on the bund is a must-do for most tourists visiting shanghai. in the light and shadow, tourists can not only feel the cultural context of shanghai, a historic city, but also appreciate the artistry and cutting-edge nature of shanghai as an international metropolis.

next week, shanghai will usher in a bigger light and shadow event. from september 19 to 27, the first shanghai international light and shadow festival will be held on the banks of the huangpu river. at that time, the shanghai exhibition center will usher in architectural projection shows, light and shadow art installation exhibitions, expert seminars, global landscape lighting industry exhibitions, shanghai landscape lighting development achievements exhibitions, city light and shadow map releases, "fashion light" and other major theme activities.

among them, the architectural projection show revolves around "red culture, shanghai culture, and jiangnan culture", with both an immersive dome show in the central hall and a neoclassical outdoor architectural projection show; the installation exhibition brings together design works by world-renowned light and shadow artists, which is both ornamental and interactive; the expert seminar is strongly supported by cie (international commission on illumination), luci (international lighting cities association), and the china illuminating engineering society, and 64 internationally renowned light and shadow artists from 12 countries and regions actively participated; the industry exhibition brings together 19 works from famous domestic and foreign brands, representing the world's advanced new technologies, new processes, and new products; the achievement exhibition presents the light and shadow footprints of shanghai's urban development through 18 multimedia theme scenes...

at a press conference held recently, relevant persons in charge from the shanghai international light and shadow festival organizing committee, the greening and beautification bureau, the culture and tourism bureau and other units gave detailed answers to questions about highlight activities, ticketing and other issues.

2023 jing'an international light and shadow festival suzhou river van gogh starry sky photo by reporter li chaoran

the reporter learned that this year's light and shadow festival will cooperate with many cultural ips.

at last year's jing'an international light and shadow show, the "van gogh starry sky" on the suzhou river attracted many citizens and foreign tourists to check in. on social platforms, many posts sharing camera locations and tour routes became popular.

this year's light and shadow festival's ip partnership is equally important. sanxingdui museum will present the world's first "here comes the da li ren·sanxingdui fantasy carnival" cultural experience event at zhangyuan, a protected building in shanghai. chinese and french design teams jointly created the digital art exhibition "ancient shu fantasy" that blends ancient shu civilization and shanghai culture, and launched the "super fantastic·night parade" on maoming north road.

at the same time, the world's first light and shadow bus carrying the international drama ip "the phantom of the opera" will combine light and shadow landmarks to create ip light and shadow installations, and set up interactive experiences such as plot decryption to provide citizens and tourists with a unique experience.

similar activities can be experienced in all 12 districts of shanghai. this year, in accordance with the requirements of "one district, one theme, one district, one feature", 12 districts including jing'an district, xuhui district, and pudong new area will hold a total of 129 theme activities, performing nearly 200 light and shadow shows during the festival. for example, the shanghai film and television park at the songjiang branch venue will take everyone to relive the brightly lit yellow river road in the hit drama "flowing flowers"; the yangpu branch venue will have an art float parade with the theme of "flowing lights and shadows" in the southern section of yangpu riverside.

the ticketing issue of the event is the topic that citizens are most concerned about. considering the venue's carrying capacity and the audience's experience, the main venue activities adopt a management method of total quantity control, online reservation, orderly organization, and batch admission, and implement "real-name reservation, free but not free tickets". the total number of reservations is about 150,000.

ticketing website is now open for reservations

miao jun, the relevant person in charge of the shanghai greening and beautification bureau, introduced that the main venue of the light and shadow festival will be open to the public from september 21 to 27, with four sessions per day, including two during the day (one at 1:30 pm and one at 3:30 pm) and two at night (one at 6 pm and one at 8:30 pm). it should be noted that there will be no outdoor architectural projection show on the south facade of the shanghai exhibition center during the day.

the first round of online reservations has officially started on damai.com since september 9. at the same time, domestic and foreign tourists can also make reservations with their real names through multiple platforms such as the "shanghai lights and shadows" applet and "little red book". after that, the next round of reservations will be opened at 12 noon and 4 pm on september 19.

even if you don't make an appointment for the main venue, the other sub-venues are also very exciting. the published panoramic light and shadow map has marked more than 100 night view check-in points and recommended check-in routes. domestic tourists can customize the light and shadow themed "citywalk" by themselves and enjoy the excitement of shanghai's "night life".

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