City of Lights
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The “Shining Shanghai” 2025 Jing’an Light Festival ran from September 29 to October 8, illuminating the Nanjing Road W. and Suhewan commercial districts.
The event helped boost overall sales by 4.78 percent on Nanjing Road W., while Suhewan saw a remarkable 119.35 percent jump, with Suhewan MixC World reporting double-digit growth in both foot traffic and revenue.
Holographic lights along Nanjing Road W. and Changde Road turned the cool autumn streets into a shimmering galaxy. Amid the city’s bustle, visitors could slow down, wander through glowing corners, and capture Instagram-worthy moments in the radiant urban landscape.
A light show at Jing’an Park based on Dunhuang reimagined the old Silk Road. Inside an immersive pop-up, a scale model of Cave 220 from the Mogao Grottoes set the stage for large-scale light projections, music and dance.
Dancers in flowing Dunhuang costumes performed before shifting wall projections, where color, rhythm and melody intertwined — as if celestial musicians had stepped straight out of the murals and into modern Shanghai.
Along Suzhou Creek, 20 standout works from this year’s International Light Art Open Call were on display. The competition drew 154 submissions from 145 artists across 32 countries, over half of whom had previously won awards at major festivals.
The light show “Illuminated Canvases” brought classic paintings to life, immersing visitors in the lavish brilliance of Gustav Klimt and Henri Rousseau’s tropical visions. Another installation, “Drifting Lights,” used light as a vessel to explore fantastical interpretations of “home,” from forests and fields to oceans and skies.
The fitness trail at Suhewan Central Park became the “Autumn Leaves Light Avenue,” with ground projections, historic building projections, bubble machines, and Snoopy-themed lights from “Peanuts,” creating lively nighttime city walks.
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