Village candy fair kicks off in Dujiangyan, Sichuan

CHENGDU, China, Jan. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Dujiangyan Village Candy Fair kicked off on New Year's Eve in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, home to the world's oldest functioning irrigation system. The event began with a lantern show themed around the region's millennia-old water conservancy wisdom. Giant lantern installations inspired by the story of Li Bing, the ancient Sichuan governor who oversaw the construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system, along with other large-scale displays based on l ...