Masters of Light: Artisans from Zigong, China, Bring Centuries-Old Lantern Art to Tianyu Lights Festival in Grand Prairie | Nation and World

North Texas is invited to experience one of China’s most treasured living art forms as Tianyu Lights Festival illuminates Grand Prairie

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / This holiday season, North Texas is invited to experience one of China’s most treasured living art forms as Tianyu Lights Festival illuminates Grand Prairie. Master lantern artisans from Zigong, Sichuan Province – renowned as the “Lantern Capital of the World” – have arrived to present a stunning collection of handcrafted lanterns, transforming the festival grounds at Texas Trust CU Theatre into a glowing world of Chinese mythology, folklore, and cultural tradition.

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