Zhongshan, March 18 (Deng Yuanwen, Zhang Ming) The 4-day 2026 China (Ancient Town) International Lighting Exhibition (Spring) (hereinafter referred to as the 34th Ancient Town Lighting Exhibition) opened on the 18th at the Ancient Town Lighting Exhibition Center in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province.

The 2026 China (Ancient Town) International Lighting Exhibition (Spring) opened at the Zhongshan City Ancient Town Conference and Exhibition Center. Zhang Ming Photo

At the opening ceremony, the ancient town of Zhen and two major e-commerce platforms, Tmall and JD.com, signed a joint agreement to launch an online special section called "Guangzheng Xing Tianxia · Ancient Town Lighting Special" to create a new channel for "Ancient Town Lighting" to go nationwide and to the world. At the same time, the ceremony also awarded plaques to 12 large lighting shopping malls in 10 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou.

It is understood that the 34th Ancient Town Lantern Expo is the first important international exhibition approved by the Ministry of Commerce of China. The theme of "Ancient Town Lanterns Illuminating the World" is continued, and through a series of activities such as exhibition display, activity support, and resource docking, it highlights the "specialization, marketization, and internationalization" positioning and strengthens the international brand exhibition.

"The Guangdong Ancient Town Lantern Show, officially approved and agreed to hold by the Ministry of Commerce, is not only a full recognition of the 27 years of exhibition achievements of the ancient town lantern show as an important international exhibition, but also a high recognition of the development of the lighting and lantern industry in Zhongshan Ancient Town," said Xue Zhiguo, Party Secretary of the Ancient Town. As the capital of China's lighting industry, Zhongshan Ancient Town has been deeply cultivating the lighting and lantern industry for more than 40 years, from scratch, from small to large, from screwdriver factories to digital workshops, and the lighting industry has been continuously optimized and upgraded. In the future, the Ancient Town will focus on new factories, new intelligent manufacturing, new technologies and new channels, and strive to build the "World Capital of Lighting and Lanterns".

Domestic and foreign buyers are visiting the ancient town lantern show. Zhang Ming took the photo.

Zhao Zuode, vice mayor of Zhongshan City Government, said that this year's lantern show continues the "1+8+N" pattern of integrating exhibition and stores and integrating exhibition and network, gathering more than 3,600 high-quality enterprises and showcasing more than 100,000 original new products. It also deeply integrates with "Guangdong's goods are sold all over the world" to create a top-level global lighting and electrical trade platform that integrates new product release, technology exchange, business docking, and brand display. It is truly an industry trendsetter, the first exhibition of the spring, and a purchasing carnival.

He Ye, Vice President of the China Light Industry Federation and Chairman of the China Lighting Association, pointed out that the Ancient Town is a "Capital of Chinese Lighting Fixtures" jointly cultivated and built by the China Light Industry Federation, the China Lighting Association, and the local government, and it has an important position and influence in the domestic and foreign lighting fixture field. In the future, the China Lighting Association will continue to empower the transformation, upgrading, and high-quality development of the ancient town lighting industry from multiple dimensions such as scientific and technological innovation, standard leadership, talent training, market expansion, and brand promotion. (End)