About 500 km south of Paris, the city of Lyon is a long history of the city. As early as Roman times, it is a old town in France. Today, walking in the town, we can also see a lot of Roman occupation of the former period. The passage of time, the charm of the city of Lyon is diminished, especially as an economic center of the modern French, more glow with youthful vigor. On every year’s Lyon Festival of Lights December 8th, guests from Lyon increased the color of the an international city, and become a large image of the signs of modern Lyon. According to reports, during the recent years, the Festival of Light, about 4 million tourists from France and around the world. Not only as the Lyon brought a lot of tourism revenue, but also to improve the world awareness of Lyon.
Lyon Festival of Lights has a half-century history. December 8, 1852, the whole community celebrate the the Havre Janvier mountains Virgin Mary image of gold completed in the evening held a grand ceremony. Every household in the window and point row of candle lights, hand-held lights to line up the mountain to celebrate the completion of the statue of Virgin Mary. Since then, the Festival of Lights on December 8 will settle down roots here, and will be a section of the city Lyon from generation to generation so far.
A major feature of modern Lyon Festival of Lights, light scenery effects markedly effective, the more you use the more energy-efficient green lighting led technology continues to improve, the Festival of Lights during the power consumption is declining, and the Lantern Festival is firmly marked by sustainable development of the mark. According to reports, due to the continuous improvement of energy-saving technology, and now continued four nights of the Festival of Lights, the total power consumption cost only € 3,000, indicating that the Lyon urban energy-saving lighting technology developed. Lyon, city lighting costs are declining, because of the Lantern Festival, led lights by an average of only 11 euros a year.
20 years, the influence of the Lyon Festival of Lights continues to expand, Lyon, energy-efficient green lighting led technology innovation. Lantern Festival not only dress the city to drive economic development in Lyon, also in a certain sense, has played an exemplary role for city lighting worldwide.