A worker in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, makes red lanterns ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approach, workers in Yangzhao village in Jishan county of Yuncheng, Shanxi province, are busily making red lanterns.

With a history of more than 100 years of the craft, the village has promoted lantern-making as a core brand industry to help local farmers start businesses and increase their incomes.

In 2008, lantern-making skills were listed as an intangible cultural heritage in the city. 

Workers in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, make red lanterns ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

In recent years, residents have actively improved their skills and promoted new products, decorating the lanterns with different patterns or words.

Their products have been sold in more than 20 provincial-level regions, including the provinces of Henan, Shaanxi, Hebei, Sichuan and Shandong.

Workers in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, make red lanterns ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]

Workers in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, make red lanterns ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]