On the afternoon of June 6th, the "66 Shanghai Nightlife Festival" with the theme of "enjoying to the Expo, visiting the National Exhibition, and enjoying the Lantern Festival" opened in the central square of the Shanghai National Exhibition Center.
Fan bo,the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee made a speech that "The CIIE is the world's first national-level expo with the theme of imports, and is our country's most important home diplomatic event this year.Today is the first show of the Zigong Lantern Festival at the CIIE. Every lantern represents a good blessing and will definitely make the night more dazzling.I look forward to the CIIE becoming better and better, and I look forward to Zigong's fruitful results on the international stage of Shanghai and the vast platform of the CIIE."
More than 20 groups of theme lanterns, which were produced by Zigong Legend Lantern Festival Company and the lantern operating company to shine in the CIIE.More than 10,000 Shanghai citizens came to the central square with enthusiasm to watch the Zigong lanterns, visit the cultural and creative night market, and taste special cuisine.
He Shuping,the Mayor and Xian Guangpeng,the Deputy Mayor, on behalf of the People's Government of Zigong signed a strategic cooperation agreement and a memorandum of cooperation with the China International Import Expo Bureau and the National Convention and Exhibition Center.The CIIE also sent a letter of thanks to the Zigong Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government.
According to the tripartite cooperation agreement, Zigong and CIIE will strengthen cooperation in opening up, attracting exhibitors, reciprocal promotion, cultural tourism promotion and exchanges.The "Zigong Lantern Festival" brand entered the 3rd China International Import Expo to be held in November to jointly develop the "Jinbao" series of characteristic cultural and creative products for the CIIE mascot.Focus on building landscape lanterns around the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), lanterns in the entrance hall of the National Pavilion, lanterns on the road of access for the opening ceremony of the third CIIE, and intangible cultural heritage projects of Zigong lanterns.Organize the CIIE theme lantern festival and dinosaur theme exhibition to jointly enhance the cultural dissemination and reputation of the CIIE and Zigong lanterns.
During the event, the leaders of Zigong also presented to the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and the Bureau of International Import and Export Trade the "Power of China" lantern cultural and creative products produced by the Zigong Lantern Operating Company.The Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center will exclusively authorize the Zigong Lantern Operating Company for the development and production rights of "Jinbao" and cultural and creative products. The two parties will also jointly hold the "Night of the National Exhibition" lantern festival."66 Shanghai Nightlife Festival" will end on June 14.