At nightfall, the sky lights up with celestial lanterns over the Loire.
Used for several centuries in Southeast Asia, celestial lanterns are made from rice paper attached to a bamboo circle. According to Chinese popular tradition, the Kongming lantern was invented by one of the most brilliant tacticians of the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang (181-234 AD), better known by the social name of Kongming. Later, they were used for military signage. In all the territories that make up historic China, they were later used for non-military applications at popular festivals such as the Pingsi Festival in Taiwan.
Music group and refreshment bar from 9pm to midnight in the castle gardens.
The lanterns are on sale for 3€ in the museum’s bookshop.
Schedule: 10:30 pm.
Location: Alexandre Dumas Quay, at the foot of the castle.
The event will be held subject to weather conditions