AmazingAnhui | Fish-shaped lanterns light up traditional festivals in Shexian-Xinhua
AmazingAnhui | Fish-shaped lanterns light up traditional festivals in Shexian
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-03-03 21:55:15
A tourist poses for photos with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
SHEXIAN, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Local villagers in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns, an intangible cultural heritage, on festival days to pray for harvest and good fortune.
The parade with fish-shaped lanterns is an important folk cultural activity held during traditional festivals.
Nowadays, apart from parades with fish-shaped lanterns, local people have made efforts on developing new business forms related to the fish-shaped lantern including tourism and cultural and creative products.
People watch a fish-shaped lanterns performance in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)Tourists learn to make fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)Tourists shop at a souvenir shop themed on fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)A craftswoman presents a fish-shaped lantern in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)People watch a fish-shaped lanterns parade in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A craftsman makes a fish-shaped lantern in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)A staff member presents a product at a souvenir shop themed on fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2026 shows a fish-shaped lantern at an ancestral hall in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)■
