The origin of Zigong Lanern Festival Industry
Zigong Lantern Festival has not only obtained excellent social benefits, but also good economic benefits. Since 1988, it has not asked the state finance for money, and all kinds of expenses for holding the Lantern Festival have been solved from ticket income. Its surplus was invested in the development of lamp culture, forming a virtuous circle. The proceeds from the Lantern Festival not only created the only "Chinese lantern Museum" in China, but also established Zigong lamp trading company and took over Zigong Lantern Park. In Zigong, making lamps, displaying lamps and holding lamp trade fairs have gradually become a new industry in the urban economy, playing an important role in the operation of the socialist market economy. In the previous lantern fairs and outreach in Zigong, remarkable economic results have been achieved. A large number of economic and trade contracts and technical cooperation projects were signed, and the trade volume reached more than 20 billion yuan. The direct economic income of the Lantern Festival reached more than 30 million yuan. It has made important contributions to Zigong's opening up and economic development. It has promoted the development of urban construction, tourism, commerce, culture and entertainment.
In recent years, Zigong has incorporated the development of the lantern industry and the construction of the southern lantern city into the social and economic development track, as an important part of building a unique cultural tourism city. With the improvement of the lighting products of the Lantern Festival, the improvement of the lantern garden and the completion of the lantern street market, the image of the southern lantern city has become more realistic. History has given Zigong the reputation of "salt capital" and the Lantern Festival has given Zigong the glory. Zigong Lantern Festival, which has strong vitality and rich cultural connotation, will surely radiate more brilliant brilliance and continue to write a new chapter for the development of Chinese lantern culture. A southern lantern city with splendid lanterns will surely stand out in Western China and show itself to the world with a more graceful figure and beautiful demeanor.
