2024 is the “Jia Chen Wood Dragon” year in the Chinese zodiac. Based on the Chinese “Five Elements” theory, metal generates water, and water generates wood, creating auspicious "golden dragons” and "water dragons" this year. Traditional craftsmanship is combined with technology, artistic media, and dynamic mechanical performances to create refined and auspicious representation of the golden and water dragons.

(Golden dragons gather in the mountains amid auspicious clouds. Water dragons reside in oceans and rivers, causing strong waves and rain. Together, these two dragons create an auspicious blessing for the Year of the Dragon, with "mountains surrounded by colorful seas of clouds, and flowing and roiling waters in the lakes, rivers, and sea.")

Lantern lighting is an important act of blessing during the New Year period. Lighting a lantern is thought to bring good luck in the year ahead. Thus, this lantern area revolves around life themes for which we seek blessings, such as academics, career, and family. Goals serve as an inspiration; we pray that all your wishes will come true, and we’re sure you will succeed!

In the 17th century the Dutch established Fort Zeelandia as the center of its colony in Taiwan. During the Age of Discovery, Taiwan was a center of international exchange. Taiwan's abundant products began to be exported to the world, and it became known as the "Pearl of the Sea."

This exhibit uses the ecological and commercial treasures of the Pearl of the Sea, and tells a marine adventure story through the creative use of design, light, and shadow.

Integrating history, culture, nature, and art, with "water" at the core, this exhibit highlights the significance of irrigation and water conservation in the Jianan Plain. This lantern, called "The Light Way of the Years," features intertwined pipes and flowing light. This symbolizes the vitality and strength of the Jianan Plain’s irrigation network. The flowing water in the pipes seem to carry on history, nourish the land, and give birth to endless waves of rice. The circular staircase brings allows visitors to experience an audio-visual sensation of the water and its surging power. Using innovative features and rhythms of light, this lantern exhibit recreates images of rural life on the Jianan Plain.

The Taiwan Track Exhibition Area is an immersive themed lantern area that brings together Taiwan’s railway culture, traditional lantern techniques, train-themed illustrations, paper sculpture art, and district-wide light and music performances. This exhibition area combines a variety of creative elements such as tradition, innovation, lighting, and music, bringing visitors a visual and auditory feast.

This exhibit’s theme is “Ascending Step by Step.” It combines traditional concepts with the pulse of the times. It draws inspiration from the legendary "Anping Sword Lion," and uses a set of Chinese symbols known as “bagua” for the floor plan. The Chinese concept of Five Elements is used in the exhibit as well. This area highlights Tainan's ancient origins as well as its modern life by combining the sword lion arch with four smaller lanterns that surround the stylish main lantern.

Based on the theme of the "Kundao Spirit," the lantern "Formosa: Taiwan" is features a Kundao Spirit emerging to safeguard Taiwan. (“Kun” is a large legendary sea creature, and “dao” means “island.”) Carrying themes such as nurturing, brightly lit spheres highlight a whale emerging from an island, surrounded by mountains, rivers, the sea, and the sky. The lights transform into rivers accompanied by the legendary Kundao, telling the story of the beauty, ecology and culture of Formosa.

With the theme of "Making Friends with the World", this lantern promotes Taiwan’s beauty to the world. It breaks boundaries of time and space, and connects ecology and landscapes to create a rich diversity of scenes. The exhibit illuminates the beauty of Taiwan and expresses the wish that Taiwan can live and prosper with the world. Tourists from all over the world are welcomed to view this wonderful scene.