GLOBALink | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern-Xinhua
GLOBALink | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-05-19 21:08:16
HUANGSHAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries.
While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged.
Visitors try to make a fish-shaped lantern in the Huizhou ancient town in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)Wang Shengjuan, a county-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, makes a fish-shaped lantern at a workshop in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)A child plays with a fish-shaped lantern at a lantern workshop in Wangmantian Village in Xitou Township of Shexian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)A child plays with a fish-shaped lantern at a lantern workshop in Wangmantian Village in Xitou Township of Shexian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)Visitors choose fish-shaped lantern cultural and creative products in the Huizhou ancient town in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)Visitors try to make a fish-shaped lantern in the Huizhou ancient town in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 17, 2024. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)Visitors watch Anhui Opera in a fish-shaped lantern themed cafe in the Huizhou ancient town in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 9, 2024. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)
