Annual lantern festival kicks off in China's Zigong

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The 31st Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival kicked off on Friday (Jan 17) at the Zigong China Colorful Lantern World in southwest China's Sichuan Province.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The 31st Xigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival kicked off on Friday

00:05at the Xigong China Colorful Lantern World in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

00:11One of the highlights of this year's festival is a stunning set of lanterns

00:15inspired by the Chinese folklore, Legend of the White Snake.

00:19This impressive 18-meter-high lantern display was designed using 3D modeling techniques

00:25and created by nearly 80 designers and lantern craftsmen over a period of five months.

00:31This year's lantern festival has seven specially designed themed areas,

00:35showcasing 12 groups of extra-large lanterns, 7 groups of large lanterns,

00:41and over 200 groups of small and medium-sized lanterns

00:44that work together to create a beautiful visual experience.

00:48The lantern show integrates intangible cultural heritage techniques

00:52such as porcelain, Sichuan opera, and paper cutting,

00:56and skillfully uses cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence

01:00to create an AI-driven mechanical dinosaur lantern.

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