Chaoyang Lit up by Resplendent Lights during the New Year! The Debut of the Superb AR Show →
Since January 20, nightscape lighting will be launched in Chaoyang District for the Spring Festival. At that time, people will celebrate the Chinese New Year with colorful lanterns in festive delight. Meanwhile, Chaoyang will prepare a splendid light show for the New Year, integrating an online AR show with an offline light performance.
Online AR show & offline light performance
During the Lunar New Year holiday of the Year of the Rabbit (2023), the Beijing Olympic Tower, the Dawangjing architectural complex,
CBD area, Tenglong Pavilion, CR Land Time Center,
Tongxin Bridge, Topwin Center, and "Colorful Wangjing" sculptures
will stage wonderful light shows.
In the light show,
a bunny carrying a red lantern will be the protagonist,
surrounded by gorgeous "fireworks"
and a golden phoenix flying into the sky,
bringing good luck to fellow citizens in Chaoyang.
In addition to the light show on the spot,
during the Spring Festival this year, Chaoyang District will also launch an AR show,
which allows citizens to enjoy a wonderful light show
on their mobile phones while staying at their homes.
The images displayed with AR technologies
The AR show is designed with the theme of "Chaoyang Metaverse: Celebrating the Year of the Rabbit with Light Shows", through wonderful scenes such as Beaten Drums at the Beijing Olympic Tower, Illusory Scrolls in Dawangjing, Space-time Mirror in the CBD, Dreaming Scenery along the Liangma River, Rabbits Heralding Spring, etc.
Resplendent lights in major business clusters
The major business clusters in Chaoyang District will celebrate the lunar new year with beautiful lights.
In Sanlitun, the trees along the streets will be wrapped with beautiful light strings.
Areas like the Landao-Fangcaodi business cluster and the Liangma River International Style Waterfront
will be decorated with lanterns, site furnishings,
electronic screens to play electronic fireworks, electronic New Year pictures, etc.,
so as to create a festive atmosphere.
What's more, in the business cluster along the commercial belt of Beijing Metro Line 14,
within the last kilometer from the metro entrance to the business cluster,
the roadside trees will be dotted with decorative lights.
Six site furnishings brim over with a festive atmosphere
Before the Spring Festival, Chaoyang District
will set up six new site furnishings
with the theme of Spring Festival.
The site furniture on Shenlu Street
The site furniture in Chaoyang Park
The site furniture at Chaoyang Railway Station
The site furniture on Wusheng East Road
The site furniture at Chaoyangmen Roundabout
In addition to site furnishings, Chaoyang District will decorate five streets with beautiful night views, namely Jianwai Street, Gongti East Road, Chaowai Street, Shenlu Street, and Gongti North Road. Elements such as light strings wrapping around trees, conventional pendants, and special street lights for the Year of the Rabbit will decorate the streets.
Jianwai Street
30 overpasses will be decorated in Chaoyang District as well.
Tradition & technology
The landscape layout for Spring Festival in Chaoyang District
will use Chinese red and golden yellow as the main hues
to create a strong festive atmosphere.
Besides, it will be embellished with popular and technological elements,
blue, colorful, and other effects,
highlighting the fashion style of Chaoyang District.
It is reported that Chaoyang District will decorate 56 roads and 30 overpasses with lanterns and pendants, and set up 6 site furnishings and 5 streets with night views. Over 400 residential communities and 112 streets and alleys will be decorated with lights.
(Source: official WeChat account of Chaoyang District, Beijing)
(Source of some of the images: Urban Management Commission of Chaoyang District)