The Chinese Dragon Year Lantern Festival, also known as the "Happy Spring Festival" in Budapest, Hungary, opened on December 16, 2024 at the Dome Biology Museum of Budapest Zoo. Hundreds of intangible cultural heritage lantern art pieces made inZigong, China have created a dazzling and beautiful dreamland.

The Lantern Festival is to celebratethe upcoming dragon year spring festival and showcasethe unique orientalaesthetics to the Hungarian people. This is not only a wonderful display of the combination of traditional Chinese culture and art, but also the debut of the rich and colorful cultural exchange activities between China and Hungary in the new year.

In addition to the large-scale lanterns, this lantern festival also featuresanimal-shaped lanterns such asgiant pandas, elephants, polar bears, squirrels, flamingos, peacocks, etc. It is reported that the Lantern Festival will continue until February 24, 2024.