Garden of unearthly lights

Illuminasia at the Winter Gardens will be the “biggest indoor illuminations there have ever been in the world,” said a spokesman for the company.

Combining the resort’s long history of illuminations with traditional Chinese lanterns, a 40ft Blackpool Tower will be the centrepiece of an exhibition made up of everything from the wonders of space to a gigantic ant.

Designer Max Painter said: “What we are producing is a complete first in the UK.

“When you walk in you have the ancient China experience followed by an educational zone about the history of Blackpool. There’s a planetarium, the land of giants, an underwater zone, the wonders of the world!”

Production manager Qing Hu said: “It is an interesting combination of Western design with a Chinese folk art and we are all very excited.”

Ticket prices vary with online advance offers available. See www.illuminasia.co.uk/ for details.