"I find it very, very beautiful," said Bruno, who is from the suburbs of Paris.

"All the animals are beautifully represented. It's nice. It's very, very beautiful. We feel a real story, and we even want to be more interested in it. We are always a little drawn to all these colors, all these lights, to mythology, to history."

Antonio, who lives in Haute-Savoie in eastern France, said they had seen small lantern shows in the past, but it was their first time to be at one on such a scale.

"I would love to go to China. That would be great," he said.