The lights reflect the Yellow River, and the golden city is filled with joyful songs. The reporter learned from the Lanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism that during the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Horse in 2026, Lanzhou City will simultaneously carry out a series of activities such as lantern festivals, lantern riddles, social fire performances, intangible cultural heritage displays, theatrical performances, and cultural tourism to benefit the people in various counties and districts with the theme of "The Yellow River is also beautiful".
Core business districts and city landmarks
The national tide lights up the night golden city
On the night of the Lantern Festival, Lanzhou Old Street, as the core of the night tour, will open the Lantern Festival carnival mode from 16:00 to 21:30 on March 3. The ancient style float parade, the 100-person Hanfu fish lantern flash mob shuttles through the bluestone alley, guessing lantern riddles, poetry interaction and koi red envelope distribution activities are wonderful, and tourists dressed in Hanfu can unlock exclusive benefits.
At 13:30, Zijin Square on Zhangye Road Pedestrian Street held "The Shore of the Yellow River is also beautiful" - the 2026 Lantern Festival Lantern Riddle Guessing Activity with Prizes, with thousands of lantern riddles covering local customs and hot spots of the times, and you can win gifts if you hit them.
Zhongtianjian Square, Dunhuang Road Street, Qilihe District, carried out the "Ruima Spring Festival, Happy Lantern Festival" traditional cultural fun garden stamp collection activity on the same day.
Cultural venues and spiritual homes
Red inheritance meets intangible cultural heritage elegance
During the Lantern Festival, Lanzhou's major cultural venues dig deep into the connotation and closely combine the festive atmosphere with cultural inheritance. Lanzhou Museum launched the theme activity of "Lantern Festival Reunion: Our Festival, Lantern Festival" at 9:30 on March 3, allowing citizens to feel the weight of traditional festivals under the influence of cultural relics in the collection. The Memorial Hall of the Lanzhou Office of the Eighth Route Army launched the theme activity of "How much do you know about the lantern riddle of the Lantern Festival in the Red Courtyard during the Lantern Festival" at the two old sites of Jiuquan Road and Gannan Road.
As the main position of the city's civilization practice in the new era, Wuquanshan Park held the theme activity of "Ruima Welcoming the Festival, Civilization and Moistening Ten Thousand Homes" at 14:00 on the same day, with fish lantern dance, lion dance, Peking Opera performances and intangible cultural heritage displays such as gourds and clay sculptures on the same stage, becoming the best window for citizens to experience local culture.
Districts and counties make simultaneous efforts
The global social fire and lantern festival ignited the enthusiasm for the carnival
As the "hometown of the Lantern Festival", the 41st Spring Festival Lantern Festival in Xigu District lasted until March 3, and the 16 groups of "Jincheng Prancing Horse" theme light groups in Jincheng Park and surrounding blocks were beautiful. In addition to enjoying the lanterns, the Xigu Pedestrian Street Grand Stage staged the "Firecrackers Lantern Festival" from 14:00 to 16:00, and Liuquan Town held the "Spring Breeze" social fire performance at 10:00.
The gongs and drums of alkali water gou village and Yangjiawan village in Qingbaishi Street, Chengguan District, and the parade of the social fire team will add a strong New Year's flavor to the countryside.
The Yuzhong County Social Fire Exhibition Team will shuttle through the sports center and the main intersections of the county; The Honggu Cultural and Sports Center and the Yongdeng County Theater will launch wonderful theatrical performances on the same night, and the Yongdeng County People's Park will simultaneously open lantern riddles to let the people of the county share the joy of reunion.
Cultural and tourism integration and services to benefit the people
Enjoy the reunion on the warm way home
In terms of cultural tourism experience, Lanzhou Ink Danxia Tourist Attraction and Lanzhou Wildlife Park launched parent-child activities such as tasting glutinous rice balls, receiving lucky bags, and animal science popularization interaction; The night tour of the Yellow River project launched the "Long River Secret Scroll" puzzle-solving activity, allowing tourists to experience a different kind of elegance on the mother river.
For returning passengers and citizens, five stores of Lanzhou Friendship Hotel have launched "blind box rooms" and "ticket stubs for money" discounts; Lanzhou Passenger Transport Center carried out the "Warm Journey" activity in the waiting hall, sending hot glutinous rice balls and New Year blessings to passengers for free; "Xiaolan Parking" has launched recharge gifts and monthly card discounts to ensure citizens' holiday travel with intimate services. (Reporter Tan Anli text/photo)