In one Shanxi county, red lanterns are everywhere
Updated: 2022-01-07
As Spring Festival approaches, workers in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, are busy making red lanterns.
With a history of more than 100 years of lantern-making, the village has become a well-known production, distribution and marketing center. There are around 20 factories and 1,000 workers involved in the industry there.
As many as 2 million lanterns can be produced annually, with an output value of 200 million yuan ($31.4 million).
During peak season every year, all the villagers participate in the work.
As Spring Festival draws near, workers at an industrial park in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, are busy making red lanterns. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
As Spring Festival draws near, workers at an industrial park in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, are busy making red lanterns. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
As Spring Festival draws near, workers at an industrial park in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, are busy making red lanterns. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
As Spring Festival draws near, workers at an industrial park in Yangzhao village of Jishan county, Shanxi province, are busy making red lanterns. [Photo by Gao Xinsheng for chinadaily.com.cn]
