02 Jan 04 The Lantern show in Zigong

Zigong is famous for its lantern show. The people here are expert at making all kind of figures - human, animals, scenic spots, scenes from historical books etc. with their lanterns. There is a park near the city center where they exhibit these lanterns.

Tang dynasty scene


Even Mr. Bush was here.

Here is the evil SARS virus. You can see the doctors in the background

Wu Song the tiger slayer. He appears in two famous classics - The outlaw of the Marshes and The Golden Lotus. He is a valiant fighter who kills a Tiger with his bare hands. Later he kills his sister in law (the golden lotus) and her lover as he discovers that they poisoned his brother. He runs away from justice and becomes an outlaw.

Reader's Comments

1. Arlene | 10 Apr 2004 10:43 am

   I have been this lovely city twice..just for its lantern show..it’s nice..I like the “Mr.SARS Virus”.They are so cute..hah!:-p

2. Preetam Rai | 11 Apr 2004 11:21 pm

   Yes, A funny thing happened. I made fun of the SARS lantern…and I fell sick soon after.

3. jean | 19 Feb 2005 1:28 am

   zigong, what a lovely place . even though i just been for once, the city made me great memory….. actually i like the food there… spicy food…..

4. Miao | 06 Jul 2005 9:24 pm

   My hometown I only go back once a year to visit families, though.

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