In mid-February, Wen Cunlin, a lantern craftsman in Pingliang, Gansu Province, made flower lanterns. Photo by Guo Huimin
The picture shows Wen Cunlin making lanterns. Photo by Guo Huimin
Wen Cunlin, 73 years old this year, is the third generation of Wen Jicaiza lanterns, a folk craftsman in Pingliang City, Gansu Province, who insists on making lanterns during the Spring Festival every year. Photo by Guo Huimin
Traditional lanterns such as lotus lanterns, monkey rolling lamps, long-haired rabbit lamps, pomegranate lamps, and toad lotus lamps are produced in a complex process and take a long time. Photo by Guo Huimin
In mid-February, Wen Cunlin, a lantern craftsman, makes flower lanterns. Wen Cunlin, 73 years old this year, is the third generation of Wen Ji Caiza lanterns, a folk craftsman in Pingliang, Gansu Province, who insists on making lanterns during the Spring Festival every year, and has been making traditional lanterns such as lotus lanterns, monkey rolling lamps, long-haired rabbit lamps, pomegranate lamps, and toad lotus lanterns, which are complex in process and time-consuming.