Light extravaganza celebrated in Yixing

Meixi Light Art Festival gets underway in Yixing, Wuxi and will last to August 31. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Meixi, a clean and pretty village in Yixing, is hosting the 2nd Lighting Art Festival. The event runs till August 31.

Visitors to Meixi village will be able to experience walking through a 108-meter-long corridor decorated with colorful neon lights and appreciate various giant lanterns in the shapes of castles and peacocks.

Meanwhile, more than 40 varieties of flowers including vervain, tickseed and sunflowers are planted here to present a fragrant, multicolor world.