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Watch a 49-second CGTN report on a lantern painting workshop connecting five cities — Zigong, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Santiago, and Valparaiso — across three continents.
This CGTN segment from "The Vibe" documents the State Grid's 2026 Cloud Open Day, held simultaneously in five cities: Zigong in Sichuan (China), Rio de Janeiro and Campinas (Brazil), and Santiago and Valparaiso (Chile).
The event used Zigong's traditional lantern craft as the medium for cross-cultural exchange. Intangible cultural heritage masters demonstrated thousand-year-old lantern-making techniques, while participants across the main venue and four overseas sub-venues joined a synchronized hand-painting session. The report frames the power grid as a canvas for cultural storytelling — connecting China, Brazil, and Chile through one shared activity.
The event was produced by CGTN, China's international media organization. It is embedded here for reference and educational purposes. All rights belong to the original publisher.
A CGTN presenter in a dark suit stands in front of a large background image showing a woman working with painted lantern components. The lower-third identifies the segment as "The Vibe," with the title "Bridging Hearts with Lanterns" and a subtitle: "A virtual cultural event connects five cities across China, Brazil, and Chile."
A performer in a red and gold traditional Chinese-style costume moves a large red folding fan on a dark stage. Bright display screens with colorful graphic imagery are visible behind the performer. The camera cuts to a seated audience watching the event, with additional people standing near the rear of the room.
Close-up shots of hands painting a small lantern structure — a thin metal frame and white surface panels, with a blue-handled brush applying paint. A woman in glasses and a dark floral-patterned top works at a table, handling a small red lantern component and tools. Several participants paint small white fish-shaped lanterns, adding simple eyes, lines, and colored details.
A woman holds a completed fish-shaped lantern toward the camera. Another participant in a blue shirt works with a similar lantern in the background. A large indoor meeting room is shown from the rear, with participants seated at tables facing a large presentation screen — a view of one of the overseas sub-venues.
The video returns to a close view of a woman at a table painting a small lantern. Decorated lantern components and a cylindrical painted object are visible beside her.
A shared hand-painting session gives every venue the same task at the same time, so participants in Zigong, Rio de Janeiro, Campinas, Santiago, and Valparaiso are making the same object simultaneously. This is what turns a broadcast into a participatory event — the audience is not just watching, they are building in parallel.
For event planners organizing multi-venue or cross-border programs, this format offers three practical advantages. First, it removes language barriers — the craft itself is the shared instruction. Second, it produces a visible, photographable outcome at every site, giving each venue its own shareable content. Third, it lets heritage craftsmanship travel as the medium, instead of depending on a single presenter or performance.
The underlying model — one activity, multiple locations, synchronized execution — is the same approach used in the large-scale lantern projects documented elsewhere on this site. For more on how Chinese Lanterns are adapted for international events, visit the Chinese Lanterns page.
Q: What was the purpose of the State Grid Cloud Open Day?
A: The 2026 Cloud Open Day linked five cities across China, Brazil, and Chile in a synchronized cultural program. Using Zigong's traditional lantern craft as the medium, the event paired intangible cultural heritage masters with participants across all venues for a shared hand-painting session.
Q: What kind of lanterns were painted during the workshop?
A: Participants painted small fish-shaped lanterns built on thin metal frames with white surface panels. The completed pieces featured painted eyes, lines, and colored details — a simplified form of the traditional Zigong lantern-making process.
Q: How does this event relate to LanternsArt's work?
A: The workshop used Zigong lantern craft as the cultural medium. LanternsArt designs and fabricates custom Chinese Lanterns, Themed Light Installations, and other illuminated works for events worldwide, based in the same Zigong craft tradition demonstrated in this report.
0:00–0:13 — A CGTN presenter in a dark suit stands in front of a background image showing painted lantern components. Lower-third identifies "The Vibe," with the title "Bridging Hearts with Lanterns" and the subtitle "A virtual cultural event connects five cities across China, Brazil, and Chile." Narration: "A vibrant cultural exchange held in Zigong, Sichuan province, linked China, Brazil, and Chile. The State Grid's Cloud Open Day on Tuesday connected five cities simultaneously with traditional lanterns."
0:13–0:22 — A performer in a red and gold traditional Chinese-style costume moves a large red folding fan on a dark stage. Display screens with colorful graphic imagery appear behind the performer. Narration: "Famed lights linking mountains and seas. The event turned the power grid into a canvas for cultural storytelling."
0:22–0:38 — Close-up of hands painting a small lantern structure — thin metal frame, white panels, blue-handled brush. A woman in glasses works at a table on a small red lantern. Several participants paint small white fish-shaped lanterns, adding eyes, lines, and colored details. Narration: "From Zigong in Sichuan to Rio de Janeiro and Campinas, Santiago and Valparaiso, the open day celebrated the spirit of the Belt and Road Initiative through shared creativity."
0:38–0:45 — A woman holds a completed fish-shaped lantern toward the camera. Another participant in a blue shirt works on a similar lantern. Cut to a wide view of an indoor meeting room with participants seated at tables facing a presentation screen. Narration: "Masters of Intangible Cultural Heritage brought thousand-year-old lantern making techniques to life, while participants across the main venue and four overseas sub-venues joined in a synchronized hand-painting session."
0:45–0:49 — Return to the close-up of a woman painting a small lantern. Decorated lantern components and a painted cylindrical object sit beside her on the table. No narration.