Immersive lighting solutions help revitalize Xitang Tianxian Garden
June 9, 2025
Guangzhou Dasen Lighting Co., Ltd. specializes in cutting-edge stage lighting and architectural lighting that tells stories. Our work with Xitang Tianxian Garden in China shows how innovative lighting design can enhance cultural tourism and promote economic growth while creating memorable visitor experiences.
Project Overview: Lighting up a mythical love story
Xitang Tianxian Garden is home to the Chinese folk love story "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", which has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. To enhance this moving story, we deployed a multi-dimensional lighting system that combines dynamic stage lighting with immersive ambient lighting to transform the park into a breathtaking nighttime attraction.
Key Lighting Strategies
Customized Ground Lights to Enhance the Trail
Customized full-color ground lights were installed along the trail, with dynamically changing hues to reflect different storylines - romantic pink for love scenes and mysterious blue for sacred moments.
Smartphone-friendly light calibration system ensures visitors can take stunning photos without glare, increasing social media engagement.
Architectural and landscape lighting
Precise wall washers highlight historic buildings such as the Tianxian Pavilion and the ancient bridge, creating depth and drama.
Water-pattern projection fixtures enhance reflections on the water, making the lake sparkle like a river in the sky.
Stage and performance lighting for the “Heaven on Earth” show
Spotlights, beam lights and laser projectors are synchronized with aerial stunts, smoke effects and 3D projections.
Dynamic spotlight tracking follows the actors in real time, ensuring a seamless transition between the earthly and heavenly realms.
Interactive audience lighting immerses the audience, making them feel like they are in the legend.
Results: Tourism and economic benefits
Increases audience stay time and increases revenue for local restaurants, hotels and souvenir shops.
Social media popularity soars, with #天仙园# becoming a trending topic on major platforms in China.
Won numerous awards, including "China's Top Cultural Tourism Project".
Why this is important for your venue
Whether you are developing a theme park, cultural heritage or urban nightscape, Xitang Tianxian Garden can prove:
- Lighting changes the narrative - combining legend with technology.
- Smart lighting improves tourism ROI - drives passenger flow and consumption.
- Immersive design creates hits - increases brand awareness.