Sneak Peek! The 2nd Shanghai International Light Festival in Huangyan: Dazzling Nights!

The 2nd Shanghai International Light Festival's Huangyan Demonstration Zone will illuminate Huangyan Grottoes from September 26 to October 5 (19:00–22:00 nightly). Titled "Trace of Light on Stone", this event will transform 160-million-year-old marine fossils into a dynamic timeline of human creativity, blending 3D-mapped projections with AI-driven interactions. Kicking off with a laser-choreographed ritual, 150 beams will pierce quartz veins to revive prehistoric rock art invisible to the naked eye.

Families explore Mine Cart Time Travel, pedaling through dim tunnels to decode ancient mining maps, while tech enthusiasts collect acoustic fossils via apps recording Huangyan's unique rock resonance. Art lovers experience Ding Yi's Laser Alchemy—kinetic tunnels morphing between Tang Dynasty cave murals and cyberpunk geometries. Interactive stations let visitors "paint" with thermal-sensitive pigments on ceramic slabs, revealing Tang-Song era patterns.

Beyond the caves, the Rock Market fuses Huangyan's celadon heritage with modern design—try ceramic cups that shift color with hot liquid, inspired by 12th-century kiln techniques. Grotto Nights feature folk troupes performing The Legend of Huangyan Stone via light-controlled marionettes. Even the landscape joins the fun: fireflies illuminate Shabu Kiln Ruins, while drones reenact the Ancient Porcelain Road trade routes.

Huangyan uniquely marries 2,000 years of mining legacy with cutting-edge tech—landscape lighting synchronized to nightly midnight illumination reveals spectral hues, while AI tours narrate how volcanic ash shaped its world-famous porcelain.

The light awakens at dusk. Join the dialogue between Earth's heartbeat and human imagination.